scrambler
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to scrambler: unscrambler
scram·bler
(skrăm′blər)n.
1. An electronic device that scrambles telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to anyone without a special receiver.
2. A motorcycle with thick ridged tires and strong suspension, designed for riding and racing across rough terrain.
3. Football A quarterback who frequently scrambles.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
scrambler
(ˈskræmblə)n
1. (Botany) a plant that produces long weak shoots by which it grows over other plants
2. (Telecommunications) an electronic device that renders speech unintelligible during transmission, normal speech being restored at the receiving system
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
scram•bler
(ˈskræm blər)n.
1. a person or thing that scrambles.
2. an electronic device that mixes telecommunications signals to make them unintelligible without a corresponding receiver.
[1680–90]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. | scrambler - a rapid mover; someone who scrambles; "their quarterback was a good scrambler"; "scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player" mover - someone who moves |
| 2. |  scrambler - a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved groundbike, motorcycle - a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame | |
| 3. | scrambler - electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
جِهاز يُشَوِّش المُكالَمات
utajovač
forvrænger
zavaró
ruglari
scrambler
[ˈskræmbləʳ] N1. (Telec) → emisor m de interferencias
2. (= motorcyclist) → motociclista mf de motocross
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scrambler
n
(Telec) → Chiffriergerät nt
(= motorcyclist) → Querfeldeinfahrer(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
scramble
(ˈskrӕmbl) verb1. to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs. They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.
2. to move hastily. He scrambled to his feet.
3. (with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get. The boys scrambled for the ball.
4. to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.
noun (sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle. There was a scramble for the best bargains.
ˈscrambler noun a device for scrambling telephone messages.
scrambled egg(s) beaten eggs cooked with milk and butter until thick.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.