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Equalizer   /ˈikwəlˌaɪzər/   Listen
noun
Equalizer  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, equalizes anything.
2.
3.
A device, as a bar, for operating two brakes, esp. a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
4.
(Elec.) Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets; also, a conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
5.
(Aeronautics) A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.
6.
(Electronics) A device or circuit within a sound-reproducing system that reproduces the original frequency distribution of the sound before recording by compensating for inequialities in the frequency response of the system.
7.
A gun. (slang)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Equalizer" Quotes from Famous Books



... a more or less effective screen, in the true meaning of the word, the conducting tube or coating may also act, by reason of its conductivity, as a sort of equalizer or dampener of the bombardment against the stem. To be explicit, I assume the action as follows: Suppose a rhythmical bombardment to occur against the conducting tube by reason of its imperfect action as a screen, it certainly must happen that some molecules, or atoms, strike the tube ...
— Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High - Frequency • Nikola Tesla

... returns, Nothing out of its place is good, nothing in its place is bad, He bestows on every object or quality its fit proportion, neither more nor less, He is the arbiter of the diverse, he is the key, He is the equalizer of his age and land, He supplies what wants supplying, he checks what wants checking, In peace out of him speaks the spirit of peace, large, rich, thrifty, building populous towns, encouraging agriculture, arts, commerce, lighting the study of man, the soul, health, immortality, government, ...
— Whitman - A Study • John Burroughs



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