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🪛 A shaping file ⚖️ A dividing tool 📄 A quick flipper
riffler

riffler

9.9
A tool that divides a large sample into smaller equal parts for testing
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪflər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : divisor
  • The riffler is essential!

Examples

  • I need a riffler!

  • Before analysis, the bulk grain was divided using a riffler to obtain representative samples.

  • The technician used a riffler to ensure each test received an equal portion of the mineral sample.

  • A riffler is essential in laboratories that analyze bulk powders for quality control.

  • In the laboratory, the technician used a riffler to ensure the gold samples were evenly divided for testing.

  • To analyze the quality of the grain, we employed a riffler to provide smaller portions from the bulk sample.

  • The geologist demonstrated how a riffler can help in obtaining representative samples from a large ore deposit.

Surface Forms

riffler singular
rifflers plural

Morphology

riffler = riffle (semi-transparent) = riffle + er

Although formed from the verb 'riffle' plus '-er', the specialized sampling-device meaning is domain-specific and not directly inferable by learners who only know the common sense 'to flip through'.

Etymology

Riffler comes from the common verb riffle, which means 'to move or separate quickly'. So a riffler is a tool that sends grain or powder down small channels to divide a bulk sample into equal parts.