pinger
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋ.ɚ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]pinger (plural pingers)
- A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.
- We couldn't take the boat into the shallows near the reef because our sonar pinger was broken.
- A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.
- The scientist attached a pinger to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration.
- A computer program that sends a ping message over a network.
- Some people like fancy pingers with extra features, but I always use the default ping application.
- A user of a ping program; one who pings.
- Every time we replace the main page, we get flooded with pingers making sure our web site is still there.
- (slang) An illicit drug, especially ecstasy, taken for recreational purposes.
- That was a great party. Everyone took a pinger or two.
Anagrams
[edit]Interlingua
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]pinger
- to paint
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of pinger
infinitive | pinger | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
pingente | pingite | ||
active | simple | perfect | |
present | pinge | ha pingite | |
past | pingeva | habeva pingite | |
future | pingera | habera pingite | |
conditional | pingerea | haberea pingite | |
imperative | pinge | ||
passive | simple | perfect | |
present | es pingite | ha essite pingite | |
past | esseva pingite | habeva essite pingite | |
future | essera pingite | habera essite pingite | |
conditional | esserea pingite | haberea essite pingite | |
imperative | sia pingite |
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