flanger

ˈflændʒər

Definition

Definition of flanger - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

music

TECH.

device altering sound by mixing out-of-phase copies

TECH.

The guitarist used a flanger for a unique sound.

sound effect

transportation

TECH.

device clearing ice and snow from railway tracks

TECH.

The flanger cleared the tracks after the snowstorm.

icebreaker

snowplow

sweeper

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device clearing ice and snow from railway tracks

Origin of flanger

English, flange (rim) + -er (agent noun suffix)

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flange

music

electronic sound distortion from a flanger

Examples of flanger in a sentence

The band experimented with a flanger to create new sounds.
A flanger was used to keep the tracks clear in winter.
The railway company invested in a new flanger for maintenance.

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French:flanger, dégivreur de voies ferrées, ...
German:Flanger, Schneepflug, ...
Italian:flanger, spazzaneve ferroviario, ...
Spanish:flanger, quitanieves, ...
Portuguese:flanger, limpador de neve, ...
Chinese:移相器, 轨道刮雪器, ...
Japanese:フランジャー, ...
Arabic:فلنجر, كاسِحَة الثَّلْج, ...
Hebrew:פְלֵנְגֶ'ר, מְפַנֵּה שֶׁלֶג, ...
Russian:флэнжер, снегоочиститель, ...
Ukrainian:фленджер, ...
Hindi:फ्लेंजर, बर्फ हटाने वाला उपकरण, ...
Bengali:ফ্ল্যাঞ্জার, বরফ পরিষ্কার যন্ত্র, ...
Catalan:flanger, desgelador, ...
Czech:flanger, kolejový pluh, ...
Danish:flanger, sneskraber, ...
Dutch:flanger, sneeuwploeg, ...
Greek:φλάντζερ, φλάντζα, ...
Hungarian:flanger, vasúti hóeke, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍បម្លែងសំឡេង, ឧបករណ៍កម្ចាត់ទឹកកក និងព្រិលពីផ្លូវរថភ្លើង, ...
Korean:플랜저, 제설기, ...
Persian:فلنجر, دستگاه پاک‌کننده ریل, ...
Polish:flanger, pług, ...
Portuguese (BR):flanger, limpador de trilhos, ...
Romanian:flanger, freza de zăpadă, ...
Swedish:flanger, snöröjare, ...
Thai:แฟลนเจอร์, เครื่องเคลียร์หิมะ, ...
Turkish:flanger, kar temizleme aracı, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị flanger, máy dọn tuyết, ...

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Definition of flanger - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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