Definitions for: Paternoster


[n] (British) a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
[n] (Roman Catholic) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as"our father"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pa"ter*nos`ter, n. (Mining)
An elevator of an inclined endless traveling chain or belt
bearing buckets or shelves which ascend on one side loaded,
and empty themselves at the top.


Pa"ter*nos`ter, n. [L., Our Father.]
1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of
the Latin version.

2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings.

3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead?shaped
sinkers.

Paternoster pump, Paternoster wheel, a chain pump; a
noria.

Paternoster while, the space of time required for repeating
a paternoster. --Udall.

See Also: elevator, lift, Lord's Prayer

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