repeater - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'repeater' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Repeater

[ n.]

- One who, or that which, repeats.
- A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.
- A repeating firearm.
- An instrument for resending a telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate point.
- A person who votes more than once at an election.
- See Circulating decimal, under Decimal.
- A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.

Meaning of 'repeater' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . repeater

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again

Example in sentence:

repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances

Meaning (2):
- a person who repeats

Example in sentence:

the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times

Nearby Words:

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Repeater is a device that regenerates electronic signals, so that they can travel a greater distance or accommodate additional computers on a

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