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humbucker

humbucker noun: a pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to reduce buzzing noise caused by mains frequency.

Noun

humbucker (plural humbuckers)

  1. A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to reduce buzzing noise caused by mains frequency.

Synonyms of humbucker

Forms of humbucker

pluralhumbuckers

Origin of humbucker

From hum (“noise”) + buck (“resist, overcome”) + -er.

Questions about humbucker

What does humbucker mean?
Humbucker means a pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to reduce buzzing noise caused by mains frequency.
What part of speech is humbucker?
Humbucker is a noun.
What is the plural of humbucker?
The plural of humbucker is humbuckers.

Words near humbucker in the dictionary

  1. humboltilite
  2. humbow
  3. humbows
  4. humbrella
  5. humbrellas
  6. humbucker
  7. humbuckers
  8. humbucking
  9. humbucking pickup
  10. humbucking pickups
  11. humbug

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