slicer

English

Etymology

From slice + -er.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪsə(ɹ)

Noun

slicer (plural slicers)

  1. Someone or something that slices.
  2. A broad, flat knife.
  3. A slicing cucumber.
    • 2008, Jeff Cox, The Organic Food Shopper's Guide, page 67:
      These are American slicers. But there are many types of cucumbers out there other than American slicers.
  4. A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing.
  5. (computing) A kind of data filter used in data visualization.

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French

Etymology

From English slice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slaj.se/
  • (file)

Verb

slicer

  1. (sports) to slice the ball

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

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