interpolator

noun

in·​ter·​po·​la·​tor

-ātə-

plural -s

1

: interpolater

2

: a mechanically rotated clockwork instrument with two cams worked in conjunction with a relay to secure the correct telegraphic retransmission of any given number of consecutively repeated dots or dashes

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from interpolatus + -or

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Rhymes for interpolator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator