What does Whisker mean?
Definitions for Whisker
ˈʰwɪs kər, ˈwɪs-whisker
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Whisker.
Princeton's WordNet
hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whiskernoun
a very small distance or space
"they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
whisker, vibrissa, sensory hairverb
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
bewhisker, whiskerverb
furnish with whiskers
"a whiskered jersey"
Wiktionary
whiskernoun
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
whiskernoun
A hair of the beard.
whiskernoun
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
whiskernoun
The (very small) distance between two things
whiskernoun
spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
whiskernoun
a graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot
whiskernoun
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Whiskernoun
The hair growing on the cheek unshaven; the mustachio.
Etymology: from whisk.
A sacrifice to fall of state,
Whose thread of life the fatal sisters
Did twist together with its whiskers. Hudibras.Behold four kings in majesty rever’d,
With hoary whiskers and a forky beard. Alexander Pope.A painter added a pair of whiskers to the face. Addison.
Wikipedia
whisker
Vibrissae (; singular: vibrissa; ), more generally called Whiskers, are a type of stiff, functional hair used by mammals to sense their environment. These hairs are finely specialised for this purpose, whereas other types of hair are coarser as tactile sensors. Although whiskers are specifically those found around the face, vibrissae are known to grow in clusters at various places around the body. Most mammals have them, including all non-human primates and especially nocturnal mammals. Whiskers are sensitive tactile hairs that aid navigation, locomotion, exploration, hunting, social touch and perform other functions.This article is primarily about the specialised sensing hairs of mammals, but some birds, fish, insects, crustaceans and other arthropods are known to have similar structures also used to sense the environment.
ChatGPT
whisker
A whisker is a long, slender sensory hair or filament that grows near the mouth or nose of many animals, such as cats, dogs, and rodents. These tactile hairs provide animals with information about their surroundings, helping them detect changes in their environment or navigate in the dark. In data representation, a whisker also refers to the lines extending from a box in a box-and-whisker plot, indicating variability outside the upper and lower quartiles.
Webster Dictionary
Whiskernoun
one who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion
Whiskernoun
formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural
Whiskernoun
that part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers
Whiskernoun
a hair of the beard
Whiskernoun
one of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal
Whiskernoun
iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc
Wikidata
Whisker
Metal whiskering or tin whiskers is a phenomenon or fault which occurs in electrical devices. Tin whiskers were noticed and documented in the valve era of electronics early in the 20th century, in equipment which used pure, or almost pure tin solder in their production. It was noticed that small metal hairs grew between metal solder pads causing short circuits. The problem was solved with the addition of lead which prevents the growth of the hairs. The European Union banned the use of lead in most consumer products in the early 21st century due to health problems associated with lead, leading to a re-emergence of the problem. New laws exclude some medical and military equipment and space flight hardware, which can still use solders which contain lead.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
WHISKER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Whisker is ranked #132206 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Whisker surname appeared 128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Whisker.
86.7% or 111 total occurrences were White.
4.6% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Whisker in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Whisker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Whisker in a Sentence
Rents are within a whisker of the summer high, and it is only January, which is typically a weaker rental time, almost every price indicator is at or near all-time records. It seems to confirm that rents aren’t going to go down.
Success is when you have stretched your limits even by a whisker...
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- bigoti, vibrissaCatalan, Valencian
- fous, vousCzech
- hårsbredde, knurhårDanish
- Barthaar, Haaresbreite, Vibrisse, SchnurrhaarGerman
- bigote, vibrisaSpanish
- hiuskarva, partakarva, leukaparta, parta, viiksikarvaFinnish
- poil de barbe, d’un poil, vibrisse, de justesse, favoris, moustacheFrench
- vibrissa, baffo, fedine, pelo, basettoni, basetta, favoritiItalian
- 洞毛Japanese
- vibrissa, saetaLatin
- kumikumiMāori
- snor, bakkebaarden, op een haar na, ei zo na, baardhaarDutch
- wibrysy, wibrysPolish
- pelo, fio, suíça, bigode, costeletaPortuguese
- mustață, vibrisă, firRomanian
- волос, усы, рукой подать, вибрисса, бакенбарды, в двух шагахRussian
- брк, длакаSerbo-Croatian
- chlp, o chlp, fúz, bokombradySlovak
- morrhår, hårsmånSwedish
- râu riaVietnamese
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