atomizer
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at·om·iz·er
(ăt′ə-mī′zər)n.
1. A device, as on a perfume bottle, for breaking a liquid up into a fine spray of droplets.
2. A device, as in an e-cigarette, that uses heat to vaporize a liquid or to release volatile compounds from a solid; a vaporizer.
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atomizer
(ˈætəˌmaɪzə) oratomiser
n
1. (Tools) 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
2. (General Engineering) 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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at•om•iz•er
(ˈæt əˌmaɪ zər)n.
an apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray, as for medicinal or cosmetic application.
[1860–65]
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Noun | 1. | atomizer - a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist airbrush - an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air dispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts |
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permetezőporlasztó
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atomizer
n → Zerstäuber m
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at·om·iz·er
n. atomizador.
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