English Dictionary

breather

/bɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/

noun

Something or someone that breathes. / A short break; a rest or respite. / (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.

I took a breather after running for an hour.

意味（1）

Something or someone that breathes.

意味（2）

A short break; a rest or respite.

After a short breather she was ready to continue up the hill.

意味（3）

(physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.

意味（4）

(colloquial, dated) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.

意味（5）

(mechanics) An air inlet path to the crankcase