analyser

/'ænəlaizə/

Thân thiện

A scientist uses an analyser to test a water sample.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An instrument that performs analyses: A device or apparatus designed to examine something methodically by separating it into its constituent parts, typically for measurement, identification, or evaluation.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The laboratory purchased a new gas analyser to measure air quality.
  • The sound analyser displayed the frequency spectrum of the recorded noise.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Contexts: The term is frequently used in scientific and industrial fields with a preceding modifier specifying what is being analyzed.
  • The differential analyser was an early analog computer for solving differential equations.
  • A network analyser is essential for testing the performance of electronic circuits.

Variants and Related Words

• Analyzer: The preferred spelling in American English.
• Analysis (n): The process of examining something in detail.
• Analyse/Analyze (v): To examine something methodically.
• Analytical (adj): Relating to or using analysis.

Synonyms

• Tester: A device used to check the performance or properties of something.
• Scanner: An instrument that examines something systematically.
• Spectrometer: An apparatus for measuring spectra, a specific type of analyser.

Related Phrases

• Chemical analyser: An instrument for determining the composition of chemical substances.
• Signal analyser: A device for examining the properties of electronic signals.

Notes on Usage

• The term 'analyser' is the standard spelling in British English, while 'analyzer' is used in American English.
• It is almost exclusively a technical noun. The agent noun for a person who analyzes is analyst, not . For example: "She is a financial ," not "She is a financial ."

Học thuật

Noun

1. an instrument that performs analyses

Từ đồng nghĩa

• analyzer