equaliser
Definition
- Noun:
- A weight that balances another weight: A device or object used to achieve equilibrium by counteracting the force of another weight.
- Electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion: An audio device that adjusts the balance between different frequency components in a sound signal.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The old scale used a small brass equaliser to balance the larger weight.
- The sound engineer adjusted the equaliser to enhance the bass frequencies.
Advanced Usage
- In sports (chiefly British English): A goal, point, or score that levels the result in a match.
- He scored a last-minute equaliser to make the final score 2-2.
- In social or political contexts: Something that creates a state of equality or parity.
- The new policy acted as an equaliser, providing the same opportunities for all students.
Variants and Related Words
- Equalise (verb): To make things equal or uniform.
- The government aims to equalise funding across all regions.
- Equalization (noun): The process of making things equal.
- The equalization of income was a key goal of the policy.
Synonyms
- Balancer: Something that brings about balance.
- Compensator: Something that counterbalances or makes up for something else.
- Leveler: Something that reduces differences and creates equality.
Related Phrases
- Tone control: A simpler form of audio equaliser for adjusting bass and treble.
- Graphic equaliser: An equaliser with sliders for controlling specific frequency bands.
Related Idioms
- A great equaliser: Something that makes all people seem the same or reduces differences (e.g., death, sleep, education).
- They say that sleep is the great equaliser, as everyone needs it.
Noun
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a weight that balances another weight
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electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
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