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evaporator

noun · 2 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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  • US: /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt.ɚ/
  • US: [ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪɾ.ɚ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 V AE1 P ER0 EY2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IY0 V AE1 P ER0 EY2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A piece of equipment used to evaporate the solvent from a solution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The part of a refrigerator that absorbs heat by evaporating a refrigerant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From evaporate + -or.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изпарител (izparitel) — equipment used to evaporate
  • Finnish: höyrystin — equipment used to evaporate
  • Finnish: haihdutin — equipment used to evaporate
  • Swedish: indunstare — equipment used to evaporate
  • Tagalog: hisingawan — equipment used to evaporate
  • Bulgarian: изпарител (izparitel) — refrigerator part
  • Finnish: höyrystin — refrigerator part