Lexic.us

Definition of Riser

1. Noun. A person who rises (especially from bed). "He's usually a late riser"

2. Noun. A vertical pipe in a building.

3. Noun. Structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step.

Definition of Riser

1. n. One who rises; as, an early riser.

Definition of Riser

1. Noun. Someone or something which rises. ¹

2. Noun. A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something. ¹

3. Noun. The vertical part of a step on a staircase. ¹

4. Noun. (archery) The main body of a bow. ¹

5. Noun. A conduit or path between floors of a building for placement of telephone, networking, and other utility cables. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Riser

1. one that rises [n -S] - See also: rises

Medical Definition of Riser

1. 1. One who rises; as, an early riser. 2. The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread. Hence: Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform, veranda, or the like. 3. A shaft excavated from below upward. 4. A feed head. See Feed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riser

rise and shine rise form rise from the ashes rise over run rise time rise to power rise up rised risedronate risedronic acid

riseform riseforms risen risen up riser (current term) riser main riser pipe riser pipeline risers rises

rises up risest riseth rish rishi rishis risibilities risibility

Literary usage of Riser

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"tlu'ir sum is generally taken as between 17 and 18 inches, and the riser made as little over 7.V inches as possible, in the ordinary stairs tor dwellings. ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1903)
"The defendant knew what constituted the automatic sprinkler under the contract, and it knew that the tank riser and the outside work were separate and ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1912)
"General Arrangement of riser and Subsidiary Cables. From what has already been said it will be seen that the general arrangement of riser and subsidiary ..."

4. I.C.S. Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of by International Correspondence Schools (1905)
"6 is known as a dripped riser system. It is essentially a wet return system. ... The branch a connects to a riser 6, and an indirect radiator c at the side ..."

5. The Architects' and Builders' Handbook: Data for Architects, Structural by Frank Eugene Kidder (1921)
"The diameter of a round duct for the «э friction-loss for the riser, ... The mair fcj one elbow and the riser one elbow, and the ratio of radius at throat ..."

6. Foundry Practice: A Text Book for Molders, Students and Apprentices by Reginald Heber Palmer (1911)
"The molder will place on top of the casting, or at times alongside of it, a riser of sufficient diameter to permit the entrance of an iron rod. ..."

7. The Catskill Water Supply of New York City: History, Location, Sub-surface by Lazarus White (1913)
"The shaft, being a combination drainage and riser shaft, is very complicated, and of irregular shape, consisting of a large circle with a smaller one close ..."

8. The Catskill Water Supply of New York City: History, Location, Sub-surface by Lazarus White (1913)
"The shaft, being a combination drainage and riser shaft, is very complicated, and of irregular shape, consisting of a large circle with a smaller one close ..."

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