resonator

1. 1.

   a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves

   Synonymscavity resonatorresonating chamber

   Broaderchamber

   Narrowersoundboxsounding board
2. 2.

   an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude

   Synonymsresonant circuit

   Broadercircuit
3. 3.

   any system that resonates

   Broadersystem

Other forms of resonator

plural

resonators·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about resonator

What does resonator mean?

resonator means "a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in resonator?

resonator has 4 syllables: re-so-na-tor. The stress falls on "so".

What is another word for resonator?

Close synonyms include cavity resonator, resonating chamber, resonant circuit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is resonator a common word?

resonator is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.