resonator

noun

res·​o·​na·​tor ˈre-zə-ˌnā-tər 

: something that resounds or resonates: such as

a

: a hollow metallic container for producing microwaves or a piezoelectric crystal put into oscillation by the oscillations of an outside source

b

: a device for increasing the resonance of a musical instrument

Examples of resonator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The middle layer carries a coplanar waveguide resonator, a special structure that produces the high-frequency (GHz) field needed to trap electrons. —Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026

There's a second resonator tuned to a higher frequency that produces rapid, irregular strikes that these headphones' noise-cancelation algorithms can't process in time to stop them reaching your ears. —New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026

Related Stories To pull that sequence off, Fontaine built a fiberglass plate that went on Remmick’s head with magnets attached to it so that a fake guitar resonator could snap into it. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026

After the system reaches equilibrium, the programmers can read the solution in the new configuration of the resonators. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing resonator

• resonator guitar

Rhymes for resonator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator

Kids Definition

resonator

noun

res·​o·​na·​tor ˈrez-ᵊn-ˌāt-ər 

: something (as a device for increasing the resonance of a musical instrument) that resounds or resonates