pystyviiva — meaning in English

English meaning

• pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

pystyviiva is used for these senses in English:

• pipe (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
• pipe (computing, typography) The character |. [from 20th c.]
• stem (typography) A vertical stroke of a letter.

pipe — full definition

1. noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
2. noun A small bowl-and-stem device used for smoking tobacco.
3. verb To carry a liquid or piece of information along a channel from one place to another.

stem — full definition

1. noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
2. noun A slender supporting part of an object, such as a wine glass or tobacco pipe.
3. noun The base form of a word to which endings are added.
4. verb To originate or arise from something.
5. verb To stop or hold back the flow or spread of something.

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