Definition of Concentrator

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

2. n. 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.

Definition of Concentrator

1. Noun. (telecommunications) A hub. ¹

2. Noun. (mining) An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Concentrator

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Concentrator

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Literary usage of Concentrator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings And by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"Ideal Power to Draw Air Through a concentrator The consumption of power is an element of concern, particularly for those detection systems placed in the ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"RESULTS OBTAINED IN COMMERCIAL concentrator On account of the fact that the ... Tonnage Each of the sections of the Inspiration concentrator has a rated ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"Location of Mine and Mill The concentrator of the Timber Butte Milling Co. was built to treat the ore mined at the Elm Orlu mine of the Elm Orlu Mining Co., ..."

4. Machinery for Metalliferous Mines: A Practical Treatise for Mining Engineers by Edward Henry Davies (1894)
"The Embrey concentrator—Description—Operation of the Machine—Directions for Working—The Bilharz Slime Table—Losses in Concentration —Tin Dressing in ..."

5. Telegraphy: A Detailed Exposition of the Telegraph System of the British by Thomas Ernest Herbert (1906)
"THE concentrator. INTRODUCTORY. In the larger offices there is a number of circuits ... These circuits are connected to the concentrator, where they each ..."

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