sampler
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- noun
- /ˈsæmplər/
- Specialized
:
muestreador
- The TC-3 Solo sampler is a single-channel liquid sampler for permanent installations.
- air sampler
- ambient air sampler
- dust sampler
Examples
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EPA has a network of several thousand ambient air samplers permanently in place across the United States.
Academic text (2004) -
The Model 105 Composite Sampler operates with no moving parts, leading to low maintenance.
Academic text (1997) -
This is the soil sampler... anyway, I'll explain all that later.
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And the output of the sampler goes into the low pass filter.
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and benzene were measured with passive samplers covering the study areas.
Academic text (2012) -
The environmental scientists used a sampler to collect water samples from the river for analysis.
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To monitor air quality, researchers installed several air samplers throughout the city.
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The soil sampler collected samples from different depths to study the effects of pollution.
Synonyms
A place where people collect air or water samples to test
Compounds
A collection showing many different kinds of things like food, music and crafts
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sampler comes from sample meaning a 'small part' and the ending -er meaning a 'thing that does'. That is why a sampler can be a device that takes small parts of air, water, or soil for tests.