accentuator

[ ak-sen-choo-ey-ter ]

noun

1. Electronics. a circuit or network inserted to provide less loss or greater gain to certain frequencies in an audio spectrum, as a preemphasis spectrum.
2. a person or thing that accentuates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of accentuator¹

First recorded in 1875–80; accentuate + -or ²

Example Sentences

A flavor accentuator rather than dominator, melding with smoky chicken for a sum greater than its whole.

From Washington Times

A flavor accentuator rather than dominator, melding with smoky chicken for a sum greater than its whole.

From Seattle Times

"I've got it!" he cried, and went downstairs to his laboratory, to reappear with some camel-hair brushes, grease-paints, and a selection from his less important discoveries in the science of cosmetics; namely, an "eyebrow accentuator," a vase of "Tweddle's Cream of Carnations" and "Blondinette Bloom," a china box of "Conserve of Coral" for the lips, and one of his most expensive chevelures.

From Project Gutenberg