wiper
wiper
Definition
wiper (wī′pər)
noun
- a person or thing that wipes
- something used for wiping, as a towel or rag
- a moving electrical contact, as in a rheostat
- a projecting piece on a rotating or rocking part, which raises and lowers or trips another, usually reciprocating, part; cam; eccentric
- a squeegee blade attached to an arm that can be moved automatically back and forth across a windshield
wiper
Telecom Definition
Also known as a selector, a wiper is a component of a step-by-step (SxS) electromechanical circuit switch. See selector.
wiper
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- rain-sensing: Even in the Jag I'm yet to be convinced by rain-sensing wipers.
- judder: Re: juddering windscreen wipers - KB Tue 4 Dec 01 17:30 I agree with you Colin.
- sense: A lawsuit someone matter to the rain sensing wipers.
- have: Robin Hood had a suicidal wind screen wiper which threw itself around the wing mirror.
- work: It's no good being able to work the windscreen wipers if you don't know where the clutch is.
- make: Cottons can be used in making high quality paper or cut up to make industrial wipers.
Adjective modifier
- rear: You will be relieved to hear that the rear wiper is not part of the test.
- automatic: On the flip side, I hate automatic windscreen wipers.
- sensitive: It may help if you can combine these with rain sensitive wipers and light sensitive lights.
Modifies a noun
- blade: I've found wiper blade life to be rather variable; no doubt a function of our variable climate.
- motor: It has just gone through the MOT with the only problem being the wiper motor which is now fixed.
- arm: On the motor is a 10mm nut holding the short linkage piece of the wiper arm.
- switch: A fore or aft motion of the wiper switch stalk engages or disengages the unit.
- system: The flow cell optics are cleaned at regular operator set intervals by the wiper system.
- stalk: A fore or aft motion of the wiper switch stalk engages or disengages the unit.
Noun used with modifier
- windscreen: The windscreen wipers are beating time to the music.
- windshield: She pulled out of the parking lot, the windshield wipers beating sheets of water off the glass.
- screen: Robin Hood had a suicidal wind screen wiper which threw itself around the wing mirror.
- window: Winter Safety Drive Last updated on: 8 / 11 / 2004 Bald tires, worn window wipers, faulty lights?
- car: Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions " to keep them tuned up " .
Browse dictionary entries near wiper
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