WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•a•lyz•er
(an′l ī′zər),USA pronunciation n.
- a person, machine, or device that analyzes.
- Opticsa 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.
- analyze + -er1 1620–30
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