wiggler

noun — 4 senses

wiggler

noun

Etymology From wiggle + -er.

› Anything that wiggles.

1

The larva of a mosquito.

2

Southern US An earthworm.

3

Business, Manufacturing Any of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.

4

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A magnet designed to make a beam of charged particles follow a curving path in an accelerator.

Derived terms
red wiggler

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