accentuator

[ ak-sen-choo-ey-ter ]

noun
  1. Electronics. a circuit or network inserted to provide less loss or greater gain to certain frequencies in an audio spectrum, as a preemphasis spectrum.

  2. a person or thing that accentuates.

Origin of accentuator

1
First recorded in 1875–80; accentuate + -or2

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