"concentrator" meaning in English

See concentrator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: concentrators [plural]
Etymology: From concentrate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|concentrate|or}} concentrate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} concentrator (plural concentrators)
  1. One who concentrates.
    Sense id: en-concentrator-en-noun-Cvpslb5R
  2. (telecommunications) A hub. Categories (topical): Telecommunications
  3. (mining) An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-concentrator-en-noun-fnsYWlbP Topics: business, mining
  4. (firearms) 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. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-concentrator-en-noun-0s7Jgejj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 15 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 23 21 13 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 17 16 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 15 14 47 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: haemoconcentrator, hemoconcentrator, microconcentrator, preconcentrator, superconcentrator

Inflected forms

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