atomizer

American  

[at-uh-mahy-zer] / ˈæt əˌmaɪ zər /

noun

1. an apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray, as for medicinal or cosmetic application.

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atomizer British  

/ ˈætəˌmaɪzə /

noun

1. a device for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, such as the nozzle used to feed oil into a furnace or an enclosed bottle with a fine outlet used to spray perfumes or medicines

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Etymology

Origin of atomizer

First recorded in 1860–65; atomize + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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atomizer

Or a set of hands delivering puffs of pigment to a balding man’s head with a vintage atomizer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

The Asheville Citizen-Times wrote about one man who sprayed every passenger in his car—including the porter—with an atomizer in an effort to inoculate them from disease.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2020

He designed an atomizer to maintain a fine mist of it throughout operations.

From Nature ● Oct. 3, 2017

A perfume bottle or atomizer sprays a fluid that is in the bottle.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Even the little one lingers at the edge, holding swansdown puffs, ready to spray Sophia with a perfume atomizer.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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Related Words

• aerosol
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