doubler
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who doubles.
noun
An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope.
noun
A metal plate riveted or welded over a preexisting metal structural component to reinforce it and relieve the stress on the preexisting component, or to serve as a patch where part of the original structure has failed or been removed.
noun
Part of a distilling apparatus for intercepting the heavier fractions and returning them to be redistilled.
noun
A device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.
noun
Example Sentences
- "The mechanics fastened a doubler over the hole where the cracked section of the plane's skin had been cut out."
- "The airworthiness directive called for riveting a reinforcing doubler to the wing midspar web to keep the spar from buckling under flight loads."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *-plos Proto-Indo-European *dwiplós Proto-Italic *dwiplos Proto-Italic *duplos Latin duplus Old French dobleder. Middle English double English double Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English doubler From double (verb) + -er.
Usage
- American usage
- Colloquial