resonator
noun
res·o·na·tor
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These are coupled directly to the devices that create the very short pulses—the little chip of glass that contains microring resonators—and from there, the light goes out to the ranging system. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Lidar system images bullet in flight," 30 Mar. 2018 This is important because the critical piece of the hardware is a little glass ball, called a whispering gallery mode resonator. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Spinning glass ball rejects light from one direction," 27 June 2018 Once in the resonator, the light cannot return to the fiber without somehow changing direction. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Spinning glass ball rejects light from one direction," 27 June 2018 The resonators, meanwhile, act like antennas, picking up and transmitting ambient radio frequencies. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Sticking to your diet? This tooth-mounted food sensor could transmit the truth," 24 Mar. 2018 The drummer plays resonator guitar when called upon; a backup singer is also a flautist. — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, "Review: Paul Simon says goodbye, still restless after all these years," 17 June 2018 That's tricky, because the resonance frequency of most resonators changes with temperature. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "NASA’s EM-drive is a magnetic WTF-thruster," 21 May 2018 That light is then channeled into a narrow beam by a resonator, and then directed at a target. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "How the Military Will Be Revolutionized By Laser Weaponry," 11 Mar. 2016 Building blocks to chips For its qubits, IBM uses superconducting wires linked to a resonator, all built on top of a silicon wafer. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Quantum computing’s future is almost semi-here—are we ready for it?," 16 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'resonator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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resonator
noun
English Language Learners Definition of resonator
: a device used to make something (such as a musical instrument) louder
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