🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

pulverizador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pulverizador

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pulverizer/ˈpʌl.və.raɪ.zər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O pulverizador é usado para moer materiais em pó."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A machine or device used to crush or grind materials into a fine powder.

    "The factory installed a new pulverizer to improve the efficiency of their production line."
  2. 2

    A person or thing that pulverizes.

    "The pulverizer in the laboratory was essential for preparing samples for analysis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pulverizer' originates from the Latin word 'pulverizare', meaning 'to reduce to dust'. It evolved through Middle French in the 16th century, reflecting the process of grinding or crushing materials into fine particles.

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