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concentrator

noun

Etymology

From concentrate + -or.

  1. derived from concentrō
  2. suffixed as concentrator — “concentrate + or”

Definitions

  1. One who concentrates.

    • Experienced classroom teachers are well acquainted with the attention-seeker, the shy girl, the aggressive boy, the poor concentrator, the slow student […]

  2. A hub.

  3. An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent…

    An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A frame or ring of wire or hard paper fitting into the cartridge case used in some…

      A frame or ring of wire or hard paper fitting into the cartridge case used in some shotguns, and holding the shot together when discharged, to secure close shooting; also, a device for slightly narrowing the bore at the muzzle for the same purpose.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA