analyzer
Americannoun
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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.
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Origin of analyzer
Example Sentences
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The SUrface Dust Analyzer onboard Europa Clipper will be higher-powered than instruments on past missions.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024
They measured the composition of dust puffs arising from the collisions of these grains with the metal plate of an instrument on the spacecraft, the Cosmic Dust Analyzer.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023
Many cities and towns are now using a Tree Equity Score Analyzer developed by American Forests to target tree plantings in neighborhoods most in need.
From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2023
In the US, it notes that only Body Cardio, Sleep Analyzer, BPM Connect, and 38mm ScanWatch products will see increases between $20 and $30.
From The Verge • Sep. 8, 2022
They ran it through their own market research protocol, called the Program Analyzer, which required audiences to push red and green buttons, recording their impressions of the shows they were watching.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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