analyzer

[ an-l-ahy-zer ]
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noun
  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.

Origin of analyzer

1
First recorded in 1620–30; analyze + -er1

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How to use analyzer in a sentence

  • Did the analyzer say there was any way of breaking this defense?

    Diplomatic Immunity | Robert Sheckley
  • "The analyzer stated definitely that there was no way, if the premise were true," Malley answered gloomily.

    Diplomatic Immunity | Robert Sheckley
  • Malley, take all our data so far, and get someone to feed it into the Derichman analyzer.

    Diplomatic Immunity | Robert Sheckley