noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt.ɚ/
US:[ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪɾ.ɚ]
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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
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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