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whisker
English
Etymology
Middle English wisker, whisk (verb) +? -er
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??sk?(?)/, /w?sk?(?)/
- Rhymes: -?sk?(r)
Noun
whisker (plural whiskers)
- That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
- A hair of the beard.
- One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
- (colloquial) The (very small) distance between two things.
- (nautical) Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
- (statistics) A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.
- One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
- (metallurgy) A small tendril that forms on metal.
Derived terms
- cat’s whiskers
Translations
Further reading
- whisker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- whisker in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
References
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nanowhisker
English
Etymology
nano- +? whisker
Noun
nanowhisker (plural nanowhiskers)
- A nanoscale whisker
See also
- nanofibre
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