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comparator

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kəmˈpa.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/
  • US: /kəmˈpæ.ɹə.təɹ/
  • US: /kəmˈpɛ.ɹə.təɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M P ER1 AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various devices for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • optical comparator

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • electrical comparator
  • digital comparator

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Anything that serves as a comparison.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A thing being compared against in the PICO process; often, a diagnostic method or a treatment being compared against another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An application or program that compares prices, rates, tariffs of flights, smartphones, cars, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: comparateur — device for comparing a physical property of two objects
  • Galician: comparador — device for comparing a physical property of two objects
  • German: Komparator — device for comparing a physical property of two objects
  • Portuguese: comparador — device for comparing a physical property of two objects
  • Slovak: komparátor — device for comparing a physical property of two objects
  • Spanish: comparador — device for comparing a physical property of two objects
  • Swedish: komparator — device for comparing a physical property of two objects
  • Welsh: cymharydd — device for comparing a physical property of two objects
  • Spanish: comparador — electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data
  • French: comparateur — computing: application that compares prices
  • Galician: comparador — computing: application that compares prices
  • Portuguese: comparador — computing: application that compares prices
  • Spanish: comparador — computing: application that compares prices