Equalizer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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