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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) or

atomiser

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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.atomizer - a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mistatomizer - a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
atomiser, nebuliser, nebulizer, sprayer, spray
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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Translations
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atomizer

[ˈætəmaɪzəʳ] N → atomizador m, pulverizador m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

atomizer

[ˈætəˌmaɪzər] n → atomiseur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

atomizer

n → Zerstäuber m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

atomizer

[ˈætəˌmaɪzəʳ] n → atomizzatore m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

at·om·iz·er

n. atomizador.
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