repeater
noun
re·peat·er
ri-ˈpē-tər 
: one that repeats: such as
a
: one who relates or recites
b
: a watch or clock with a striking mechanism that upon pressure of a spring will indicate the time in hours or quarters and sometimes minutes
c
: a firearm having a magazine that holds a number of cartridges loaded one at a time into the chamber by the action of the piece
d
: a habitual violator of the laws
e
: one who votes illegally by casting more than one ballot in an election
f
: a student enrolled in a class or course for a second or subsequent time
g
: a device for receiving communication signals and delivering corresponding amplified ones
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The complications include a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and a complex celestial and astronomical system that indicates three lunar month displays that include the synodic, draconic, and anomalistic cycles.
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
If you can't be dissuaded, or if your router doesn't support adding more mesh nodes, some repeaters are better than others.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Maybe Don’t Get a Wi-Fi Extender Previous versions of this guide suggested that a Wi-Fi extender or repeater could help.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
The movement combines three complications, including a perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and constant-force gyrotourbillon.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
If you can't be dissuaded, or if your router doesn't support adding more mesh nodes, some repeaters are better than others.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Maybe Don’t Get a Wi-Fi Extender Previous versions of this guide suggested that a Wi-Fi extender or repeater could help.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
The movement combines three complications, including a perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and constant-force gyrotourbillon.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Repeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeater. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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repeater
noun
re·peat·er
ri-ˈpēt-ər
1
: a firearm that fires several times without reloading
2
: a person who violates the laws again and again
3
: a student who is taking a class or course again
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