resonator

[ rez-uh-ney-ter ]

noun

1. anything that resonates.
2. an appliance for increasing sound by resonance.
3. an instrument for detecting the presence of a particular frequency by means of resonance.
4. Electronics.
   1. a hollow enclosure cavity resonator made of conducting material of such dimensions that electromagnetic radiation of a certain frequency will resonate.
   2. any circuit having this frequency characteristic.

resonator

/ ˈrɛzəˌneɪtə /

noun

1. any body or system that displays resonance, esp a tuned electrical circuit or a conducting cavity in which microwaves are generated by a resonant current

Word History and Origins

Origin of resonator¹

First recorded in 1865–70; resonate + -or ²

Example Sentences

To work around this, we’ve placed our resonator in a dilution refrigerator.

From Singularity Hub 

Once trapped, the electrons can be moved with electrodes and have their states measured with a microwave resonator—another key advance outlined in the paper.

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The dielectric resonator is a small, transparent crystal which traps microwaves for a short period of time.

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We’ll also need to further study the impact of the dielectric resonator on other aspects of the quantum processor.

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Now you have a resonator that’s better at absorbing energy from the frequency that you’re wiggling the ball at.

From Nautilus

D is the wire by which the tongue is tuned; E the body of the pipe which acts as a resonator.

From Project Gutenberg

A feeling of trembling in the upper chest is usually held to indicate that the chest cavity is working properly as a resonator.

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It is no better adapted for air resonance than an ordinary spherical resonator would be, if filled with wet sponges.

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If left to its own judgment the ear takes the resonator to be the original source of the sound.

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The sound waves in this case can issue only from the front of the resonator,—the singer's mouth.

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