Look up: riser

1. Riser
   In architecture, a riser is the upright piece of a step, from tread to tread. The term is also applied to any small upright face, such as that of a seat, platform, veranda, or the like.
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2. Riser
   1) See Rostrum. 2) The vertical part of a step. 3) The vertical parts of the concentric rings of a fresnel lens.
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3. riser
   A shelf that extends above the normal top shelf to give a higher profile.
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4. riser
   [n] - a person who rises (especially from bed) 2. [n] - a vertical pipe in a building 3. [n] - structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step
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5. Riser
   The vertical front of a raised stage where it faces the auditorium is the stage riser.
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6. riser
   a pipe through which liquid travels upward.
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7. riser
   a pipe through which liquid travels upward.
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8. Riser
   Upright part of a stair OR vertical water pipe from the mains
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9. Riser
   (1) Upright part of a stair.
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10. Riser
    A vertical pipe or duct.
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11. Riser
    Steel or flexible pipe which transfer well fluids from the seabed to the surface.
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12. riser
    (1) That section of pipeline extending from the ocean floor up the platform. Also, the vertical tube in a steam generator convection bank that circulates water and steam upward. (2) A reservoir of molten metal connected to a casting to provide additional metal to the casting, required as the result of shrinkage before and during solidification.
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13. riser
    an offtake device installed in the sprinkler lateral to feed water supply to the sprinkler head through a riser; it can either be at the coupler or at the centre of the pipe length Category: Building industry • that part of a personnel parachute harness that extends between the shoulder ...
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14. Riser
    Each of the vertical boards closing the spaces between the treads of stairways.
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15. Riser
    the height of an individual step. See stair.
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16. Riser
    Ris'er noun 1. One who rises; as, an early riser . 2. (Architecture) (a) The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread. Hence: (b) Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform, veranda, or the like. ...
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17. riser
    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. <chemical> A shaft excavated from below upward. ... 4. A feed head. See Feed. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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18. riser
    noun structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step
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19. riser
    noun a person who rises (especially from bed); `he`s usually a late riser`
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20. riser
    riser pipeline noun a vertical pipe in a building
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21. Riser
    • (n.) A feed head. See under Feed, n. • (n.) One who rises; as, an early riser. • (n.) The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread. • (n.) Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform, veranda, or the like. • (n.) A shaft excavated from below upward.
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22. riser
    (from the article `metallurgy`) ...begins far from the gate and advances toward it, so that molten metal in the gate can flow in to compensate for the shrinkage that accompanies ...
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23. riser
    (from the article `staircase`) ...has made possible the daring curves and fantastic sweeps that can be important features in contemporary design. The horizontal surface of a step ...
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24. riser
    The bow's handle
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25. Riser
    - Each of the vertical boards closing the spaces between the treads of stairways.
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