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

Alex Zhang Hungtai collages a bewildering array of acoustic, electric, ancient, and modern sounds on this noirish double album, improvised and composed over several years with an ad-hoc coterie that includes string and woodwind players, a noise musician, a Korean gong resonator, and a tap dancer. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

Since the electron’s motional states are quantized, the resonator adopts one or two states during the experimental procedure, which is the potential building block of a qubit. — ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026

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

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