concentrator

American  

[kahn-suhn-trayt-er] / ˈkɑn sənˌtreɪt ər /

noun

plural

concentators

1. a thing that concentrates something else.

2. a blow-dryer attachment with a slitlike opening that concentrates the stream of hot air onto a narrow area.

3. a factory or piece of equipment in which metal or ore is concentrated.

4. Computers. a device that concentrates

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Other Word Forms

• nonconcentrator noun
• preconcentrator noun
• reconcentrator noun
• superconcentrator noun

Example Sentences

She spent three weeks in intensive care last year, and now back at home in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, she needs an oxygen concentrator to help her breathe.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

“If you’re on an oxygen concentrator or a hoyer lift, Edison has us delivering Goal Zero Yeti battery back up so you can plug in your medical device,” Nash explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

Reuters witnessed hospital personnel carefully carrying out newborns in what appeared to be incubators from one exit, including one connected to an oxygen concentrator.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

In the meantime, the facility is undergoing an upgrade to its freeze concentrator and adding a new, more energy-efficient pasteurizer, both developed by the Vermont-based Rich Earth Institute.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

My lungs burn as I gaze up at the light from the hole that I fell through, the thin cord from the oxygen concentrator a guide to the surface.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott