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agglomerator

agglomerator

9.9
A machine that joins small powders into larger balls for easier handling
  • noun
  • /əˈɡlɒməˌreɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aglomerador
  • Fine powders are processed in the agglomerator to prevent dust and improve handling.

Examples

  • The agglomerator was installed last week.

  • The factory installed a new agglomerator to improve the efficiency of pellet production.

  • A sonic agglomerator uses sound waves to bind particles together.

  • We need an agglomerator for the new production line.

  • The factory uses an agglomerator to compress the powdered metal into small balls for easier transport.

  • An agglomerator can help in the production of fertilizers by clumping together tiny particles into larger granules.

  • To improve efficiency, the plant installed an agglomerator that forms pellets from the raw materials used in production.

Antonyms

disperser
6.4

An animal or machine that spreads seeds and pollen across a wide area

Surface Forms

agglomerator singular
agglomerators plural

Morphology

agglomerator = agglomerate (transparent) = agglomerate + or

Formed by the verb 'agglomerate' plus the agentive suffix '-or'; a device that performs agglomeration is directly deducible.

Etymology

Agglomerator comes from the old Latin root glomus, which means 'ball', and from the verb agglomerate meaning 'to form into a ball'. You can see the same root in conglomerate, a word for a group or mass of things, so an agglomerator is a machine that gathers small particles into larger balls or masses.