barrier
IPA: bˈæriɝ
noun
- A structure that bars passage.
- An obstacle or impediment.
- A boundary or limit.
- (grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
- (physiology) A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
- (historical) The lists in a tournament.
- (historical, in the plural) A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.
- A surname from French.
verb
- (transitive) To block or obstruct with a barrier.
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Examples of "barrier" in Sentences
- The barrier is inherent to the system.
- The amulet was created to mend the barriers.
- Mars is a huge barrier to space exploration.
- The cells are the minimum barrier to diffuse.
- Model of the absorption across the skin barrier.
- No, it doesn't, but it's not an insuperable barrier.
- No, it appears to refer to the barrier to miscegenation.
- Humans and weaker vampires are oblivious of the barrier.
- The inner wall member comprises an impermeable barrier layer.
- It contributes to the reformation of the gastric mucosal barrier.
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