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accentuator

ac·cen·tu·a·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-sen-choo-ey-ter]
    • /ækˈsɛn tʃuˌeɪ tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-sen-choo-ey-ter]
    • /ækˈsɛn tʃuˌeɪ tər/

Definitions of accentuator word

  • noun accentuator Electronics. a circuit or network inserted to provide less loss or greater gain to certain frequencies in an audio spectrum, as a preemphasis spectrum. 1
  • noun accentuator a person or thing that accentuates. 1
  • noun accentuator An agent that accentuates. 0

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Origin of accentuator

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; accentuate + -or2

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Parts of speech for Accentuator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

accentuator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

accentuator usage trend in Literature

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