analyzer

noun

an instrument that performs analyses (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑analyser

• Derivationally related forms: ↑analyse (for: ↑analyser), ↑analyze

• Hypernyms: ↑instrument

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\\-zə(r)\ noun (-s)

: one that analyzes: as

a. : the part of a polariscope that receives the light after polarization and exhibits the properties of light

b. : a combined ammeter, voltmeter, and ohmmeter designed for testing electronic equipment

c. : the part of an absorption or gas refrigeration apparatus in which the ammonia vapor escapes from the recently heated solution and passes on to be liquefied in the condensing coils — compare absorption system

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/an"l uy'zeuhr/, n.

1. a person, machine, or device that analyzes.

2. Optics. a polarizing device, often a Nicol prism, that indicates the direction of vibration of light by selecting and transmitting only the component of linearly polarized light in that direction.

[1620-30; ANALYZE + -ER¹]

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anˈalyser or (N American) anˈalyzer noun

1. A person who analyses

2. In a polariscope the nicol (or substitute) through which the polarized light passes

3. A device that analyses

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Main Entry: ↑analyse