7 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Er

noun

1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium [syn: {erbium}, {atomic number 68}]

2: a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment [syn: {emergency room}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Er \Er\ n. the chemical symbol for {erbium}, a rare earth element. It has atomic number 68 and an atomic weight of 167.26.

Syn: erbium. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

-er \-er\ .



1. [AS. -ere; akin to L. -arius.] The termination of many English words, denoting the agent; -- applied either to men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At the end of names of places, -er signifies a man of the place; as, Londoner, i. e., London man.

2. [AS. -ra; akin to G. -er, Icel. -are, -re, Goth. -iza, -?za, L. -ior, Gr. ?, Skr. -[=i]yas.] A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

ER {Entity-Relationship}

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

er The {country code} for Eritrea. (1999-01-27)

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

Er, watchman

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

ER Externer Rechner (T-Online)
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