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equalizer.

One who makes equal; a balancer.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈiː.kwəˌlaɪ.zə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈi.kwəˌlaɪ.zəɹ/Canada, General-American, Scotland/ˈiː.kwəˌlɑe.zə/Australia/ˈiː.kwəˌlaɪ.zɐ/New-Zealand
  1. One who makes equal; a balancer.

    Death is the great equalizer.
  2. A device that balances various quantities.

  3. A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.

  4. An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.

  5. A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.

  6. Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.

  7. A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.

  8. A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.

  9. A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.

  10. A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.

  11. A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun.

    Canada · US · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin aequālisbor. Middle English equal English equal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English equalize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English equalizer From equalize + -er (nominal suffix: agent noun).

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