resonator

C1 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˈrɛzəˌneɪtər/ UK /ˈrɛzəneɪtə/ See IPA manual

Freq #60817

Meanings

1

noun
an object, chamber, or part of an instrument that vibrates at particular frequencies and strengthens or shapes a sound

The bird's swollen throat acted as a resonator that amplified its call.
2

noun
a circuit, cavity, or optical structure designed to sustain oscillations strongly at a resonant frequency

The radio's resonator selected a narrow band of frequencies.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an object, chamber, or part... resonating chambersound chamber

2 noun · a circuit, cavity, or... resonant circuitcavity resonator

Word family

Derived forms microresonatornanoresonatorresonator guitar

Related forms resonance resonate frequency oscillation amplifier

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Phrases (1)

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cavity resonator
a hollow chamber shaped to sustain particular sound or electromagnetic vibrations

Noun + noun

Etymology

Formed from resonate + the agent or instrument suffix -or. The word names anything whose natural vibration reinforces selected frequencies, whether an acoustic chamber, a musical-instrument body, or an electrical or optical system.

Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# resonator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛzəˌneɪtər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛzəneɪtə/
**Frequency rank:** 60817

## Meanings
1. an object, chamber, or part of an instrument that vibrates at particular frequencies and strengthens or shapes a sound
2. a circuit, cavity, or optical structure designed to sustain oscillations strongly at a resonant frequency

## Examples
- The bird's swollen throat acted as a resonator that amplified its call.
- The radio's resonator selected a narrow band of frequencies.

## Synonyms
- resonating chamber
- sound chamber
- resonant circuit
- cavity resonator

## Derived Forms
- microresonator
- nanoresonator
- resonator guitar

## Related Forms
- resonance
- resonate
- frequency
- oscillation
- amplifier

## Etymology
Formed from resonate + the agent or instrument suffix -or. The word names anything whose natural vibration reinforces selected frequencies, whether an acoustic chamber, a musical-instrument body, or an electrical or optical system.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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