[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

equalizer \e"quali`zer\, n.
   1. one who, or that which, equalizes anything.
      1913 webster

   2. same as equalizing bar.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   3. a device, as a bar, for operating two brakes, esp. a pair
      of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   4. elec. any device for equalizing the pull of
      electromagnets; also, a conductor of low resistance
      joining the armature ends of the series field coils of
      dynamos connected in parallel.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   5. a"eronautics a sliding panel to preserve the lateral
      stability of an a"eroplane.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   6. electronics a device or circuit within a
      sound-reproducing system that reproduces the original
      frequency distribution of the sound before recording by
      compensating for inequialities in the frequency response
      of the system.
      pjc

   7. a gun. slang
      pjc
see also:
equalizing bar 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

equalizer
     n 1: electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion syn:
           equaliser
     2: an equivalent counterbalancing weight syn: counterweight,
         counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equaliser
     3: a score that makes the match even
see also:
equaliser counterweight counterbalance counterpoise balance 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 moby thesaurus words for "equalizer":
   ko, clincher, crusher, death stroke, deathblow, end-all, ender,
   final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, kayo, kayo punch,
   knockout, knockout blow, last dab, quietus, settler, sockdolager,
   stopper

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