Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A resonating system.
- noun A hollow chamber or cavity with dimensions chosen to permit internal resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustical waves of specific frequencies.
- noun A resonant circuit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An acoustical instrument used in the analysis of sounds, consisting of a chamber so formed as to respond sympathetically to some particular tone. It is used especially to detect the presence of that tone in a compound sound.
- noun In electricity, an instrument devised by Hertz for detecting the existence of waves of electrical disturbance.
- noun In electricity: A circuit the dimensions, inductance, and capacity of which are such that it is in syntonism with some similar circuit. Electric oscillations in the one will then set up oscillations of the same frequency in the other, even at a distance.
- noun In anatomy, the parts above the larynx which act as a resonance-box in voice-production.
- noun A general name for such musical instruments as consist essentially of a hollow body or globe, the confined air of which is thrown into vibration by blowing upon the edge of a hole in its side, while the pitch is controlled by other holes stopped by the fingers, such as the clay whistles and ocarinas found in various parts of the world.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Acoustics) Anything which resounds; specifically, a vessel in the form of a cylinder open at one end, or a hollow ball of brass with two apertures, so contrived as to greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It is used for the study and analysis of complex sounds.
- noun Anything that resounds or resonates
- noun (Teleg.) An open box for containing a sounder and designed to concentrate and amplify the sound.
- noun (Elec.) Any of various apparatus for exhibiting or utilizing the effects of resonance in connection with open circuits, as a device having an oscillating circuit which includes a helix of bare copper wire, a variable number of coils of which can be connected in circuit with a condenser and spark gap excited with an induction coil. It is used to create high-frequency electric brush discharges.
- noun (Wireless Teleg.) The antenna system and other high-frequency circuits of a receiving apparatus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any object or system that
resonates - noun A hollow
cavity whose dimensions are selected so as to resonate at a specificfrequency - noun A
resonant electronic circuit - noun A type of
musical instrument , especially aguitar , that uses spun metal resonatorcones to enhance the sound.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves
- noun an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
- noun any system that resonates
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Examples
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A typical resonator is a very tiny cantilever that can be made to vibrate up and down.
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Instead of a cylinder, he built a resonator from a quarter-inch-diameter hollow steel tube bent to form a ring about 1.3 inches across.
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In their recently released book entitled Tuned In, authors Craig Stull, Phil Myers, and David Meerman Scott describe a process for creating what they refer to as a resonator, a product or service that practically sells itself by solving specific problems for buyers.
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In their recently released book entitled Tuned In, authors Craig Stull, Phil Myers, and David Meerman Scott describe a process for creating what they refer to as a resonator, a product or service that practically sells itself by solving specific problems for buyers.
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I should also add, that the reason this is called a resonator (which is what it is) and not a
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I haven't listened to this in some time or read the liner, but, as I recall, Paul Buskirk plays on it, at least his tenor resonator, which is basically a single string version of a mandola.
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The trouble I have is the resonator is a bit too loud for playing regularly at home and I do prefer the action of the MK.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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The trouble I have is the resonator is a bit too loud for playing regularly at home and I do prefer the action of the MK.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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The transmitter emitted electrical vibrations of a certain frequency which rippled across an electromagnetic field to the receiver or "resonator" two metres away.
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Tesla believed he could send waves of electricity directly to our homes through the earth and/or ether without the use of wires and without harming anybody along the way by simply applying a subtle push-pull resonator.
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