Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sequencer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
se-quencer
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system).

noun

A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback.

noun

A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA; A sequenator.

noun

A control device to increase/decrease the capacity of plant that is enabled to act in a specific order or sequence.

Example Sentences

  • "a MIDI sequencer"

Etymology

From sequence + -er.

Inflected Forms

sequencers (plural)

Derived Forms

autosequencer microsequencer pyrosequencer

Phrases

boiler sequencer pump rotation sequencer but periodically changes the sequence to ensure even maintenance state sequencer

Synonyms

sequenator

Questions

What does sequencer mean?
Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system).
Where does sequencer come from?
From sequence + -er.

How to pronounce sequencer

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