brewer's mole : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

baroreceptor
n 1: a sensory receptor that responds to pressure

English Dictionary: brewer's mole	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barrier island n a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barrier strip n a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs Synonym(s): junction barrier, barrier strip
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
borrower's card n a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library Synonym(s): library card, borrower's card
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brewer's mole n mole of eastern North America [syn: brewer's mole, {hair- tailed mole}, Parascalops breweri]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Brewer's mountain heather n semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States Synonym(s): purple heather, Brewer's mountain heather, Phyllodoce breweri
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Brewer's spruce n medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches Synonym(s): weeping spruce, Brewer's spruce, Picea breweriana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brewer's yeast n yeast used in fermenting beer used as a leaven in baking and brewing Synonym(s): baker's yeast, brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barrier \Bar"ri*er\, n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barri[8a]re, fr. barre bar. See {Bar}, n.] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. 2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach. 3. pl. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd. No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. --Sir W. Scott. 4. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack. [bd]Constitutional barriers.[b8] --Hopkinson. 5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation. 'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice barrier ! --Pope. {Barrier gate}, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. {Barrier reef}, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. {To fight at barriers}, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [Obs.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Briar Creek, PA (borough, FIPS 8472) Location: 41.04700 N, 76.28683 W Population (1990): 616 (252 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Briarcliff, TX (village, FIPS 10197) Location: 30.40591 N, 98.04600 W Population (1990): 335 (181 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Briarcliff Manor, NY (village, FIPS 8103) Location: 41.13879 N, 73.84215 W Population (1990): 7070 (2200 housing units) Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10510
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Briarcliffe Acres, SC (town, FIPS 8830) Location: 33.78910 N, 78.74756 W Population (1990): 552 (623 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Briaroaks, TX (city, FIPS 10216) Location: 32.49233 N, 97.30193 W Population (1990): 535 (190 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bearer channel Originally, a channel suited for carrying one voice-grade connection. Typically a {DS0} channel. Compare {data channel}. (1997-03-7)