glider
/ˈɡlaɪdɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.09 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who glides.
noun
In the Game of Life, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid.
noun
In the Game of Life, a particular configuration of five cells that recurs periodically at fixed offsets and appears to "walk" across the grid.
Example Sentences
- "The left drawer runner is probably replaced. Nail holes on the upper surface of the stretchers suggest the piece once had a bottom shelf. Modern metal gliders have been added under the feet."
- "Francine sat in the glider on the porch, swinging lightly, her mind a thousand miles away. The chain squeaked a little, almost like a cricket."
- "Then I went into the backyard, which had a flower-covered arbor, a small garden wall, and room behind it for a garden. Swings and gliders adorned the yard."
- "By the way, what happens to a beehive which is under attack by one or two gliders such as pictured:"
- "I believe it is indeed new -- I've gone back through everything I can find, as far back as the early 90's when Heisenburp devices were first invented, and there don't seem to be any reactions based on a glider suppressing a blinker."
- "In Conway's Life interesting effects can be obtained by colliding gliders."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡlaɪdɚ/
- British English: /ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/