[an-l-ahy-zer] 
| 1. | a person, machine, or device that analyzes. |
| 2. | Optics. a polarizing device, often a Nicol prism, that indicates the direction of vibration of light by selecting and transmitting only the component of linearly polarized light in that direction. |
| an·a·lyze (ān'ə-līz') tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es
[Perhaps from French analyser, from analyse, analysis, from Greek analusis; see analysis.] an'a·lyz'a·ble adj., an'a·ly·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n., an'a·lyz'er n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to separate into constituent parts for study: analyze a chemical substance; a book that anatomizes 19th-century European history; medical students dissecting cadavers. |
analyzer an·a·lyz·er or an·a·ly·zor (ān'ə-lī'zər)
n.
An analyst.
The prism in a polariscope that analyses polarized light.
The neural basis of a conditioned reflex, including the sensory side of the reflex arc and its central connections.
An apparatus attached to electroencephalographic instruments to measure electrical frequency.
Any of various instruments used for performing an analysis.
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