concentrator
noun
con·cen·tra·tor
ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrā-tər 
: one that concentrates: such as
a
: an industrial plant that produces concentrates from ores
b
: a mirror or group of mirrors that focus sunlight for use as an energy source
c
: a device in a computer network that collects data from separate low-volume transmission channels and retransmits it over a single high-volume channel
Examples of concentrator in a Sentence
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Many of the design concepts for solar-power satellites, including one your group published in a 2022 preprint, incorporate concentrators to reduce the amount of photovoltaic area and mass needed.
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2024
In the northeastern Atlanta suburbs, Lawrenceville’s utility disconnected a woman who used an oxygen concentrator to treat her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, leading her son to file a complaint with the utility.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024
The former Olympian, who remains on a portable oxygen concentrator, recalled the beginning of her illness, and how quickly her condition quickly devolved.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
Power outages are particularly dangerous for those who use medical devices that require electricity such as CPAP machines, electric wheelchairs, electric heart pumps and oxygen concentrators.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2024
The lower-bandwidth uplink from each terminal's keyboard and screen went into the node's concentrator, which multiplexed their signals and sent them back collectively to the NIU over a single regular voice-grade telephone line, also at 1260 bps.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2023
That includes developing an app, where users can customize heat preferences, and a set of smart attachments, including a diffuser and a concentrator nozzle.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2024
Coanda curling barrels, oval brush, paddle brush, concentrator, diffuser | Heat settings: 4 | Speed settings: 3 | Cord length: 8 ft.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
The Shark can do more in terms of drying and styling hair of all types, with two separate versions available for straight and curly hair, and a base that can be used as a hair dryer that attaches to curling barrels, brush heads, concentrators, and diffusers.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2024
In the northeastern Atlanta suburbs, Lawrenceville’s utility disconnected a woman who used an oxygen concentrator to treat her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, leading her son to file a complaint with the utility.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024
The former Olympian, who remains on a portable oxygen concentrator, recalled the beginning of her illness, and how quickly her condition quickly devolved.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
Power outages are particularly dangerous for those who use medical devices that require electricity such as CPAP machines, electric wheelchairs, electric heart pumps and oxygen concentrators.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2024
The lower-bandwidth uplink from each terminal's keyboard and screen went into the node's concentrator, which multiplexed their signals and sent them back collectively to the NIU over a single regular voice-grade telephone line, also at 1260 bps.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2023
That includes developing an app, where users can customize heat preferences, and a set of smart attachments, including a diffuser and a concentrator nozzle.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2024
Coanda curling barrels, oval brush, paddle brush, concentrator, diffuser | Heat settings: 4 | Speed settings: 3 | Cord length: 8 ft.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
The Shark can do more in terms of drying and styling hair of all types, with two separate versions available for straight and curly hair, and a base that can be used as a hair dryer that attaches to curling barrels, brush heads, concentrators, and diffusers.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
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“Concentrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concentrator. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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