Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A device that doubles the frequency or voltage of an input signal.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who or that which doubles; particularly, an instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electrometer.
- n. A still arranged for intercepting vapors of distillation, and redistilling them.
- n. A machine for doubling and drawing silk.
- n. The felting placed between a fabric to be printed and the printing-cylinder.
- n. Same as double-ripper
- n. A dish or platter used in gathering and removing fragments from the table.
Wiktionary
- n. One who doubles
- n. An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who, or that which, doubles.
- n. (Elec.) An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope.
- n. A part of a distilling apparatus for intercepting the heavier fractions and returning them to be redistilled.
- n. (Calico Printing) A blanket or felt placed between the fabric and the printing table or cylinder.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal
Examples
“Ye haue one sorte of repetition, which we call the doubler, and is as the next before, a speedie iteration of one word, but with some little intermission by inserting one or two words betweene, as in a most excellent dittie written by Sir Walter Raleigh these two closing verses:”
“In the past, crews have repaired cracks in the external tank by removing the cracked aluminum and replacing it with a "doubler" -- a twice-as-thick section -- before replacing the foam insulation.”
“If you experience wetting problems, buy small "doubler" pads to add as needed.”
“Crews have repaired similar cracks during external tank production by removing the cracked aluminum and replacing it with a "doubler," which is a twice-as-thick stringer section before replacing the foam insulation.”
“Mom’s system: Single cotton microfiber inserts thin during the day, sometimes adding a hemp "doubler" insert if we will be out-of-the-house for several hours.”
“Managers and engineers are reviewing the data and evaluating the repair options that may include adding a doubler or stop drilling to prevent the crack from spreading.”
“The article does mention a possible voltage doubler circuit, depending on the design, so in that case 140 vs 120 volts might make a difference.”
“It is not allowed in court because it doesn ` t pass we call either the doubler (ph) or the fry hearing.”
“Especially that doublé can also mean 1. overtaken - as in doubler une voiture sur la route, 2. dubbed - as in film doublé en Français 3. double-crossed - doubler quelqu'un 4. increased twofold - as in "le nombre de crimes a doublé”
Canadian Tire Special Gloves Label/Pour le ranchero doublé ((?)
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘doubler’.
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
hurdle, tempo, consortium, caption, mutual understanding, jury, radio, javelin, extra time, boxing, Lander, European and 521 more...
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sheep and goats
sheep and more sheep and some
slang for sheep,films that feature sheep ,have you heard of sheeple?
and goatsancon, ammon, argali, bharal, burrel, burrell, burhel, burrhel, bighorn, billy, blackface, broadtail and 144 more...
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•Open List: Two for One
Phrases using the word "double." No doubles allowed. ;-)
double over, double up, doubled fists, double blanket, double room, double bed, double time, double sink, double-time, double scotch, double back, on the double and 87 more...
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A few of my favorite definitions from...
I'm especially fond of ones written by Charles Sanders Peirce.
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