comparator
1comparator — COMPARATÓR, comparatoare, s.n. Instrument de măsură format dintr un şurub micrometric şi două microscoape, care serveşte la măsurarea distanţei dintre două puncte sau dintre două repere. – Din fr. comparateur. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007.… …
2Comparator — Com pa*ra tor (? or ?), n. [L., a comparer.] (Physics) An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length. [1913 Webster] …
3Comparator — (Meßk.), so v. w. Comparateur 2) …
4comparator — UK US /kəmˈpærətər/ noun [C] ► an organization, activity, etc. that is used to judge the performance of another similar organization or activity: »The comparators for Infobank are Ariba and Commerce One all three provide online software …
5comparator — 1883, agent noun in Latin form from COMPARE (Cf. compare) …
6comparator — ► NOUN 1) a device for comparing something measurable with a reference or standard. 2) something used as a standard for comparison …
7comparator — [käm′pə rāt΄ər, kəm par′ət ər] n. any of various instruments, esp. in electronics, for comparing some measurement, as of length, brightness, or voltage, with a fixed standard …
8Comparator — For other uses, see Comparator (disambiguation). In electronics, a comparator is a device that compares two voltages or currents and switches its output to indicate which is larger. They are commonly used in devices such as Analog to digital… …
9comparator — /keuhm par euh teuhr, kom peuh ray /, n. 1. any of various instruments for making comparisons, as of lengths or distances, tints of colors, etc. 2. Electronics. a circuit for comparing two signals, as readings of duplicate information stored in a …
10comparator — com·par·a·tor kəm par ət ər n 1) an apparatus used for determining concentration of dissolved substances (as hydrogen ions) in solution by color comparison with known standards 2) an instrument, device, or set of charts (as for use in chemical… …