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ATOMISER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atomiser mean?
• ATOMISER (noun)
The noun ATOMISER has 1 sense:
1. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
Familiarity information: ATOMISER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
atomiser; atomizer; nebuliser; nebulizer; spray; sprayer
Hypernyms ("atomiser" is a kind of...):
dispenser (a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atomiser"):
airbrush (an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air)
Derivation:
atomise (break up into small particles)
atomise (spray very finely)
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