Riser

English

Etymology

rise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.zə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -aɪzə(r)

Noun

File:Stairway Measurements.svg

diagram of a flight of stairs, the riser is labelled "rise height"

Riser (plural Risers)

1. Someone or something which rises.
2. A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something.

   The choir stood on risers for the performance.

3. The vertical part of a step on a staircase.
4. (archery) The main body of a bow.
5. A conduit or path between floors of a building for placement of telephone, networking, and other utility cables.

Carpentry

1. The upright member of a stair extending from tread to tread

Plumbing

1. A vertical supply or return pipe for steam, water or gas

Antonyms

• (vertical part of a step): run, tread

Translations

someone or something

platform

French: élévateur (fr) m.

part of a step

French: contremarche (fr) f.

main body of a bow

conduct

French: gaine (fr) f., gaine technique (fr) f.

Anagrams

• serir

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Norwegian

Verb

riser

1. Present tense of risefr:riser