applicator
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ap·pli·ca·tor
(ăp′lĭ-kā′tər)n.
An instrument for applying something, such as medicine or glue.
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applicator
(ˈæplɪˌkeɪtə)n
(Tools) a device, such as a spatula or rod, for applying a medicine, glue, etc
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ap•pli•ca•tor
(ˈæp lɪˌkeɪ tər)n.
a simple device, as a rod or spatula, for applying medication, cosmetics, or other substance.
[1650–60]
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Noun | 1. | applicator - a device for applying a substance device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" flux applicator - an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering) paintbrush - a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint) spray gun - an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
applicator
n → Aufträger m; (for tampons, pessaries) → Applikator m
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ap·pli·ca·tor
n. aplicador;
cotton ___ → ___ de algodón.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
applicator
n aplicador m; cotton — aplicador de algodónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.