Equalizer \E"qual*i`zer\, n.
1. One who, or that which, equalizes anything.
[1913 Webster]
2. same as Equalizing bar.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A device, as a bar, for operating two brakes, esp. a pair
of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5. (A["e]ronautics) A sliding panel to preserve the lateral
stability of an a["e]roplane.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
[PJC]
7. a gun. [slang]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
equalizer
n 1: electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion [syn:
equaliser]
2: an equivalent counterbalancing weight [syn: counterweight,
counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equaliser]
3: a score that makes the match even
WordNet (r) 2.0
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "equalizer":
KO, clincher, crusher, death stroke, deathblow, end-all, ender,
final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, kayo, kayo punch,
knockout, knockout blow, last dab, quietus, settler, sockdolager,
stopper
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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