REPEATER


Meaning of REPEATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈpē-tər ]

noun

Date: 1598

: one that repeats: as

a. : one who relates or recites

b. : a watch or clock with a striking mechanism that upon pressure of a spring will indicate the time in hours or quarters and sometimes minutes

c. : a firearm having a magazine that holds a number of cartridges loaded one at a time into the chamber by the action of the piece

d. : a habitual violator of the laws

e. : one who votes illegally by casting more than one ballot in an election

f. : a student enrolled in a class or course for a second or subsequent time

g. : a device for receiving communication signals and delivering corresponding amplified ones

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.