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repeaters

/rɪˈpiːtərz/ /rəˈpiːtərz/

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One who or that which repeats.

Examples :

"Elementary school teachers often separate students into groups: fast learners, average students, and repeaters. "

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A student repeating a course or class.

Examples :

"Because of the difficult material, the class had several repeaters this semester. "

education person

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A patient who repeatedly presents with the same symptoms.

Examples :

"The doctor recognized several repeaters in the waiting room, patients she knew would be back again soon with the same chronic complaints. "

medicine person disease

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A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services.

Examples :

"The coffee shop saw a rise in repeaters, as many customers kept coming back for their lattes. "

business commerce economy person

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One who votes more than once at an election.

Examples :

"During the election investigation, officials looked for evidence of "repeaters" trying to vote multiple times under different names. "

politics government law right person

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In ufology and similar studies, a person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena.

Examples :

"Several repeaters in the astronomy club reported seeing unusual lights in the night sky. "

phenomena person supernatural being mind

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A gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot.

Examples :

"During target practice, the experienced shooters favored repeaters because they could fire multiple shots quickly without pausing to reload. "

weapon military machine

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A telegraphic instrument for automatically retransmitting a message.

Examples :

""Early telegraph systems used repeaters to strengthen signals and relay messages over long distances." "

technology electronics communication signal device machine technical industry

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An electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.

Examples :

"Cell phone repeaters are often used in rural areas to boost the signal so people can make calls. "

electronics technology device signal machine communication electric

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A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.

Examples :

"The wealthy collector's prized possession was a set of antique repeaters, each chiming the hour with a delicate, musical tone when a button was pressed. "

time device machine technical

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A frigate appointed to attend an admiral in a fleet, and to repeat the admiral's signals.

Examples :

"During the naval battle, the repeaters sailed between the flagship and the rest of the fleet, ensuring every ship clearly understood the admiral's commands signaled by flags. "

nautical military communication signal sailing

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A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.

Examples :

"The signal flags had repeaters to show that the same message was being sent on multiple hoisted flags. "

nautical signal communication

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A repeating decimal.

Examples :

"Some fractions, when converted to decimals, result in repeaters, like 0.3333... which goes on forever. "

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In calico printing, a design repeated at equal intervals in a pattern.

Examples :

"The fabric used for the summer dresses featured cheerful floral repeaters, each flower neatly spaced across the material. "

style art material industry