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check·er /ˈʧɛkɚ/
檢測器
checker
檢驗器
checker
奇偶發生-檢驗電路
checker
自檢驗器
checker
核對器
Check·er v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checkered p. pr. & vb. n. Checkering.]
1. To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors.
2. To variegate or diversify with different qualities, colors, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosperity and adversity.
Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and falsehood. --Addison.
Check·er, n.
1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
2. A pattern in checks; a single check.
3. Checkerwork.
Note: ☞ This word is also written chequer.
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checker
n 1: an attendant who checks coats or baggage
2: one who checks the correctness of something
3: one of the flat round pieces used in playing checkers
v 1: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
[syn: check, chequer]
2: variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns [syn: chequer]