doubler
nounEtymology From double (adjective) + -er.
2
Colloquial A biplane aeroplane or kite.
doubler
nounEtymology From double (verb) + -er.
8 senses
- 1One who doubles.
- 2An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of…
- 3A metal plate riveted or welded over a preexisting metal…
- 4Part of a distilling apparatus for intercepting the…
- 5A blanket or felt placed between the fabric and the…
- 6A person employed in a roller mill to fold the hot metal…
- 7A device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an…
- 8A diaper insert.
1
One who doubles.
2
An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope.
3
A metal plate riveted or welded over a preexisting metal structural component to reinforce it and relieve the stress on the preexisting component, or to serve as a patch where part of the original structure has failed or been removed.
Structural engineering
- The mechanics fastened a doubler over the hole where the cracked section of the plane's skin had been cut out.
- The airworthiness directive called for riveting a reinforcing doubler to the wing midspar web to keep the spar from buckling under flight loads.
4
Part of a distilling apparatus for intercepting the heavier fractions and returning them to be redistilled.
5
A blanket or felt placed between the fabric and the printing table or cylinder.
Calico printing
6
Arts, Crafts, Engineering, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Metallurgy, Metalworking, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A person employed in a roller mill to fold the hot metal plates in half.
7
A device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.
8
A diaper insert.
- Derived terms
- line doubler, nanodoubler, scan doubler