Repeater vs False - What's the difference?
repeater | false |
(electronics) An electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.
(firearms) A gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot.
In ufology and similar studies, a person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena.
A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.
(US) One who votes more than once at an election.
A repeating decimal.
(nautical) A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun repeater
is (electronics) an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.repeater
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Noun
(en noun)- Note – this term is more commonly used by skeptics of the paranormal, and implies that the witness lacks credibility.
Anagrams
* *false
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Adjective
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