WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•qual•iz•er
(ē′kwə lī′zər),USA pronunciation n.
- a person or thing that equalizes.
- any of various devices or appliances for equalizing strains, pressures, etc.
- Electricityan electric network of inductance, capacitance, or resistance established between two points in a given network to secure some constant relation, as even attenuation, between the two points.
- Slang Termsa weapon, as a pistol, blackjack, or switchblade knife.
- equalize + -er1 1785–95
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