equalizer
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
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Etymology: Etymology tree
English equal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English equalize
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
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).
Inflected forms:
form: equalizers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: equaliser
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: One who makes equal; a balancer.
pos: noun
examples: Death is the great equalizer.
The Internet serves as an equalizer of sorts against common discriminations based on race, gender and age. You have to^([sic]) the opportunity to assess someone based on what they are saying, not WHO is saying it. I think this can provide for some very worthwhile exchanges and allow people who might not do so otherwise, to come to know each other. The downside is that as they say, on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. You can lie or say whatever you want and hide behind anonymity.
Practically, it can be seen clearly that weeder courses are not equalizers. In fact, they exacerbate inequality and continue to push wealthy and privileged students to the top while putting down minority and low-income students.
gloss: A device that balances various quantities.
pos: noun
gloss: A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
pos: noun
examples: [Bendtner was central to it at all, firstly firing home, via a deflection off Gareth McAuley, after being teed up by Sebastien Larsson's neat backheel, and then a minute later crossing for Elmohamady to head in an equaliser.
Mariners scored a run in the seventh inning and the equaliser in the top of the ninth, after Braves’ starting pitcher Ashley Crump had dominated—throwing six scoreless innings for just two hits.
gloss: An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.
pos: noun
examples: Several digital effects are supported by Deck, ranging from a digital equalizer, which lets you accentuate or attenuate certain frequencies, to a stereoizer, which processes a mono- phonic recording to simulate stereo.
gloss: A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
pos: noun
gloss: Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.
pos: noun
gloss: A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
pos: noun
gloss: A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.
pos: noun
gloss: A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.
pos: noun
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
gloss: A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun.
pos: noun
tags: Canada
US
slang
examples: Familiar epithets for the revolver were equalizer, shootin' iron . . . smoke wagon.
Synonyms: tying goal
Derived words: coequalizer
equalizer knot
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