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pulser

pulser

7.7
A device that makes regular electrical pulses
  • noun
  • Specialized
: generador de pulsos
  • The technician replaced the faulty pulser to ensure the equipment maintained its proper function.

So around us there are all these pulsers, OK, which emit flashes of light in a very stable periodic way.

Examples

  • Stun bombs and electromagnetic pulsers to incapacitate the soldiers and knock out their equipment.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The Cyclone MLS-4400 meter lubrication system is capable of accepting pulses directly from a meter, index pulser, electronic connector, or flow computer.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The electronic pulser field.

    Cosmic Sin (2021)

  • Designed to adapt to existing indoor meter encoders and certain pulsers, the unit does not require extra equipment to operate.

    Academic text (1998)

  • So around us there are all these pulsers, OK, which emit flashes of light in a very stable periodic way.

    Harvard University

  • The low-speed input is designed for contact closures, while the high-speed output can be used with solid-state pulsers.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The scientist used a pulser to generate regular electrical pulses for the experiment.

  • In the new device, a pulser sends signals at precise intervals to control the timing of the process.

Synonyms

pulse generator
vspulser
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A device that makes short electric signals to test or measure circuits

generates regular electrical signals rather than adjustable ones
multivibrator
vspulser
  • Specialized
9.6

A small electronic circuit that makes regular electrical pulses like square waves

is a dedicated device that outputs regular signals rather than a circuit component
pulse timing circuit
vspulser
  • Specialized
8.3

An electronic part that makes or controls short electrical signals at exact times

generates regular signals itself instead of only timing or measuring them

How Active

pulser
  • Specialized
7.7
emitter
  • Specialized
3 6.7

Surface Forms

pulser singular
pulsers plural

Morphology

pulser = pulse (semi-transparent) = pulse + er

The word is built regularly from 'pulse' + '-er', but the resulting meaning is a specialized technical device rather than an everyday agent noun.

Etymology

Pulser comes from the simple word pulse ('beat', like a heartbeat) plus the ending -er ('one that does something'). So a pulser is a device that makes regular electrical 'beats' or pulses, which explains its modern meaning as something that generates timed electrical signals.