riser

Etymology
From, , equivalent to.

Noun



 * 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.
 * 1)  A vertical part of a step on a staircase.
 * 2)  The main body of a bow.
 * 3) A vertical utility conduit, pipe or path between floors of a building for placement of cables (e.g. telephone, networking), or to convey fluids (e.g. gas, water).
 * 4) A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the muffler, particularly on aircraft.
 * 5) A Manx cat with a showable short tail.
 * 6) A strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines.
 * 7)  a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent the formation of cavities in the casting as the metal shrinks on cooling.

Translations

 * French: ,


 * French: ,
 * German: Setzstufe
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: contrahuella


 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:


 * Czech: stoupačka
 * French: ,
 * Spanish: conducto vertical