sizer

[ sahy-zer ]

noun

1. any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.
2. a worker who judges or sorts objects according to size.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sizer¹

First recorded in 1670–80; size ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Hong’s lab followed quantitative methods, using an aerodynamic particle sizer — a special spectrometer that measures the diameters of tiny particles.

From Science News

New and revised edition with notes and additions by N. Sizer.

From Project Gutenberg

A shawl is a hat and hurt and a red balloon and an under coat and a sizer a sizer of talks.

From Project Gutenberg

New and revised edition, with notes and additions by Nelson Sizer.

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