equaliser

Noun

equalizer (plural equalizers)

1. One who makes equal; a balancer.
   • Death is the great equalizer.
2. A device that balances various quantities.
3. A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
   • [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.2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2012
4. An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.
   • 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.1991, Macworld, volume 8, PC World Communications
5. A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
6. Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.

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