whistler

(hwislər, wis-)

noun

  1. a person, animal, or thing that whistles
    1. any of various birds having a whistling call or making a whistling sound in flight, as the goldeneye
    2. ☆ hoary marmot
    3. a horse affected with whistling (sense )
    4. a radio wave, generated by lightning, high-energy electrons, etc. that travels along the earth's magnetic field lines and is heard as a whistling sound on radio receivers

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill 1834-1903; U.S. painter & etcher in England

See whistler in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that whistles: a whistler of popular tunes.
  2. a. A marmot (Marmota caligata) of the mountains of northwest North America, having a grayish coat and a shrill, whistling cry.
    b. Any of various birds that produce a whistling sound.
    c. A horse having a respiratory disease characterized by wheezing.
  3. Physics An electromagnetic wave of audio frequency produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning, having a characteristically decreasing frequency responsible for a whistling sound of descending pitch in detection equipment.

American painter whose subtle coloring and tonal harmony were influenced by musical aesthetics and Japanese art. His works include a portrait of his mother, entitled Arrangement in Grey and Black (1872).

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