equalizer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that equalizes.
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any of various devices or appliances for equalizing strains, pressures, etc.
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Electricity. an electric network of inductance, capacitance, or resistance established between two points in a given network to secure some constant relation, as even attenuation, between the two points.
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Slang. a weapon, as a pistol, blackjack, or switchblade knife.
noun
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a person or thing that equalizes, esp a device to counterbalance opposing forces
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an electronic network introduced into a transmission circuit to alter its response, esp to reduce distortion by equalizing its response over a specified frequency range
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sport a goal, point, etc, that levels the score
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slang a weapon, esp a gun
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An electronic device made of filters and amplifiers, used to alter the relative strengths of different frequencies in an electronic signal. Equalizers are used primarily in audio equipment, allowing fine-tuning of the signal to compensate for distortions such as weak response or oversensitivity at various frequencies.
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◆ A graphic equalizer uses a set of controls that determine the level of boost or suppression of individual frequencies. The controls are usually sliding faders, set up in a row from lowest frequency to highest frequency, so that the final settings resemble a graph of the frequency response of the equalizer.
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◆ A parametric equalizer consists of one or more filters whose characteristics can be controlled, such as the frequency to be manipulated, whether to boost or suppress the frequency, the amount of boost or suppression, and how much nearby frequencies are also affected.
Usage
What else does equalizer mean? An equalizer levels the playing field or otherwise evens discrepancies out. The term can variously refer to: weapons, score-tying points in sports, a device that modifies sound frequencies, and forces or phenomena that balance out social inequalities. What are some other forms of equalizer?(chiefly British) equaliser
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Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has been dreaming about taking the Equalizer abroad for years.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
Opening in wide release next weekend is Columbia Pictures’ “The Equalizer 3.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2023
“Oppenheimer” will dominate Imax screens until “The Equalizer 3” makes its debut in September.
From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023
Emancipation is directed by Antoine Fuqua, who is well known for helming Training Day, The Equalizer and Olympus Has Fallen.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2022
Yes, in fond conception we have seen her the Liberator and Equalizer of the world—walking like an angel of light in the dark portions of the earth.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)
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