Meanings
plural variators
- A device that can change the parameters of something.
If n₂ changes are stepless, such drives are called continuous variable speed drives or variators.
2012, Damir T. Jelaska, Gears and Gear Drives
Translations
French variateur
- variateurdevice that can change parameters
Italian variatore
- variatoredevice that can change parameters
Cite this entry
variator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variator
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