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accentuator
[ ak-sen-choo-ey-ter ]
noun
- Electronics. a circuit or network inserted to provide less loss or greater gain to certain frequencies in an audio spectrum, as a preemphasis spectrum.
- a person or thing that accentuates.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of accentuator1
First recorded in 1875–80; accentuate + -or 2
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"I've got it!" he cried, and went downstairs to his laboratory, to reappear with some camel-hair brushes, grease-paints, and a selection from his less important discoveries in the science of cosmetics; namely, an "eyebrow accentuator," a vase of "Tweddle's Cream of Carnations" and "Blondinette Bloom," a china box of "Conserve of Coral" for the lips, and one of his most expensive chevelures.
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