concentrator (English, noun)
expansion: concentrator (plural concentrators)
Senses:
glosses: One who concentrates.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
glosses: A hub.
topics: business
mining
glosses: An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air.
topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: concentrators
tags: plural