lifter — [ lifte ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1913; angl. to lift « soulever » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Tennis Donner du lift à (une balle). P. p. adj. Revers, service lifté. 2 ♦ (1968) Retendre (la peau du visage); faire un lifting à (qqn). Elle s est fait lifter … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lifter — Lift er (l[i^]ft [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, lifts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Founding) A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lifter — can mean: * Ionocraft, a device that can generate thrust using ionised air with no moving parts * Tappet, part of an internal combustion engine that actuates a poppet valve through rocker arms and pushrods * Spatula … Wikipedia
lifter — index thief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Lifter — Propulsion électrocinétique La propulsion électrocinétique est un phénomène physique générant un déplacement d un gaz ionisé dans un condensateur asymétrique polarisé} par une forte tension électrique[1]. Malgré quelques tests sur maquette… … Wikipédia en Français
lifter — also See hydraulic lifter hydraulic valve lifter piston lifter roller lifter roller tappets tappets valve lifter valve spring lifter … Dictionary of automotive terms
Lifter — Lịf|ter, der; s, [engl. amerik. lifter] (Fachspr.): Person, Unternehmung, die einen 1↑Lift (2) betreibt … Universal-Lexikon
Lifter — Lif|ter der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. lifter; vgl. 1↑Lift> Person, Unternehmung, die einen 1Lift (b) betreibt … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
lifter — n pulley, crane, winch, windlass, block and tackle, tackle, Mach. block, Mach. derrick; ski lift, chair lift, escalator, U.S. dumbwaiter, Chiefly Brit. elevator; dredge, steam shovel, shovel; jack, jack screw, crowbar, jimmy, jemmy, Mach. lever;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lifter — lift ► VERB 1) raise or be raised to a higher position or level. 2) pick up and move to a different position. 3) formally remove or end (a legal restriction, decision, etc.). 4) (lift off) (of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) take off, especially… … English terms dictionary