equalizer vs pistol

equalizer

noun
  • A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun. 

  • A device that balances various quantities. 

  • One who makes equal; a balancer. 

  • A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score. 

  • A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force. 

  • A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane. 

  • A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique. 

  • A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation. 

  • An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings. 

  • Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets. 

  • A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel. 

pistol

noun
  • A handgun 

  • The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator. 

  • A small boy who is bright, alert and very active. 

  • A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises. 

  • An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him. 

verb
  • To shoot (at) a target with a pistol. 

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