doubler
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Noun (1)
- an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signalType of electronic device
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dou′bler noun
1. One who, or that which, doubles.
2. Electricity An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope.
3. A part of a distilling apparatus for intercepting the heavier fractions and returning them to be redistilled.
4. Calico Printing A blanket or felt placed between the fabric and the printing table or cylinder.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement