analyzer
American
[an-l-ahy-zer]
/ ˈæn lˌaɪ zər /
noun
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a person, machine, or device that analyzes.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of analyzer
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