EQUALIZER

equalizer

(noun) a score that makes the match even

counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser

(noun) a weight that balances another weight

equalizer, equaliser

(noun) electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

equalizer (plural equalizers)

One who makes equal; a balancer.

A device that balances various quantities.

(sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.

An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.

A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.

Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.

A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.

A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.

(math) A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.

(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.

Hypernyms: monomorphism, pullback

(North America, slang) a weapon, usually a blackjack or gun