different between reinforcement vs bracer

English

Alternative forms

• re-enforcement, reenforcement, reënforcement

Etymology

From reinforce +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i??n?f??(?)sm?nt/
• Homophone: reenforcement

Noun

reinforcement (countable and uncountable, plural reinforcements)

1. (uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
2. (countable) A thing that reinforces.
3. (in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
4. (uncountable, behavioral psychology) The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

Derived terms

• negative reinforcement
• positive reinforcement
• primary reinforcement

Translations

See also

• punishment
• operant conditioning
• classical conditioning

English

Etymology

From Middle English bracer, from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?e?s?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?e?s?/
• Rhymes: -e?s?(?)

Noun

bracer (plural bracers)

1. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
2. (archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34:

     To prevent the bow string from hanging on the left arm, it is covered with a piece of smooth leather, fastened on the outside of the arm, this is called a bracer.

3. Armor for the forearm; a brassard.
4. A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.

Anagrams

• craber

Middle English

Alternative forms

• braser, brasur, brasoure, brassure

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bra?s??r(?)/, /?bra?s?r(?)/

Noun

bracer (plural bracers)

1. Armour for the arm; a brassard.
2. (rare) A protective sleeve or guard for the forearm.
3. (rare) An armband.

Descendants

• English: bracer

References

• “br?c?r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.

Old French

Verb

bracer

1. Alternative form of bracier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.