Meaning of WIPER
| Pronunciation: | | 'wIpur
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- [n] a mechanical device that cleans the windshield
- [n] contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
- [n] a worker who wipes
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| | Synonyms: | | contact arm, windscreen wiper, windshield wiper, wiper arm, wiper blade |
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| | See Also: | | automotive vehicle, contact, mechanical device, motor vehicle, rheostat, selector, selector switch, tangency, variable resistor, worker | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wip"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, wipes.
2. Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.
3. (Mach.) A piece generally projecting from a rotating or
swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose
of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and
leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam.
4. (Firearms) A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding
a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.
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