noun
an instrument that performs analyses (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑analyser
• 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
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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.