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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