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accentuator

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ac⋅cen⋅tu⋅a⋅tor

[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.

Origin:
1875–80; accentuate + -or 2
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accentuator ac·cen·tu·a·tor (āk-sěn'ch&oomacr;-ā'tər)
n.
A substance, such as aniline, that allows an otherwise impossible combination between a histologic element and a stain.

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