wiper
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈwaɪpər/
- Specialized
:
contacto deslizante
- As we're headed down my road, she informs me that her windshield wipers have an issue, so they don't work when it's wet.
Examples
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And while you're there, have them check your windshield wipers too!
Blog text (34) -
Converting the float collar at a much higher pressure than expected and then the lower wiper plug required a much higher pressure than expected to rupture.
Blog text (14) -
I'd have to sell one more to pay off all of those tickets under my windshield wiper.
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Nurturing a natural talent for maintaining steam engines, he became a wiper and then a third assistant engineer.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Linda Lobo was looking south through the slap of wiper blades.
Fiction book (1993) -
However, is it not true that the CBL would show nothing below the upper wiper plug?
Blog text (14) -
Slate wiper...
Fiction book (1993) -
The technician replaced the worn out wiper arm to ensure the electrical contacts functioned properly.
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During maintenance, the engineer inspected the wiper in the circuit to verify its connection with the alternating power outlets.
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To optimize the device's performance, he adjusted the position of the wiper arm along the electrical contacts.
Synonyms
A metal arm that moves to touch different electrical contacts in a control like a volume knob
A metal piece that turns to touch different contact points and connect circuits
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.3
A moving rubber blade on a car that clears rain or snow from the front window
- Specialized
A metal arm that moves to touch different electrical contacts in a control like a volume knob
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wiper comes from the verb wipe, which means 'to pass over or rub a surface'. In electrical equipment a wiper is the moving arm that 'wipes' or touches different contacts as it moves, so it gets its name from that action.