wiper
/'waip /
Definition
- Noun:
- A mechanical device that cleans the windshield: A "wiper" is a device, typically with a rubber blade, that moves back and forth to clear rain, snow, or dirt from a vehicle's windshield.
- Contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet: In electrical engineering, a "wiper" is the moving part of a switch or potentiometer that slides over contacts to make an electrical connection.
- A worker who wipes: A "wiper" is a person whose job is to clean or dry surfaces by wiping.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Windshield Device):
- Turn on the wipers; the rain is getting heavy.
- I need to replace the worn-out wiper on my car.
- Noun (Electrical Component):
- The variable resistor's wiper determines the output voltage.
- Adjust the wiper position to change the resistance.
- Noun (Person):
- He worked as a wiper in the ship's engine room, keeping everything clean. (This usage is less common in everyday language.)
Advanced Usage
- "Wiper arm": The metal arm that holds the wiper blade against the windshield.
- The wiper arm was bent in the car wash.
- "Wiper motor": The electric motor that powers the movement of the windshield wipers.
- A faulty wiper motor caused the blades to stop moving.
Variants and Related Words
- Wipe (verb): To clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, hand, etc.
- Please wipe the table.
- Wiper blade (noun): The rubber part of the windshield wiper that makes contact with the glass.
- The wiper blades need to be changed every year.
- Windscreen wiper (noun, chiefly British English): The full term for the device that clears a vehicle's windshield.
- My windscreen wiper is squeaking.
Synonyms
- Windshield wiper: (Specifically for the automotive device).
- Sweeper: (Can be used in a general sense for a cleaning device, but not a direct synonym).
- Cleaner: (A general term for a person or device that cleans).
Related Phrases
- "Wiper switch": The control inside the car that operates the wipers.
- Turn the wiper switch to the intermittent setting.
- "Rear wiper": The wiper blade on the back window of a vehicle, common on hatchbacks and SUVs.
- The rear wiper is very useful in bad weather.
Noun
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a mechanical device that cleans the windshield
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contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
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a worker who wipes
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