saturatorn.

Brit.

/ˈsatjᵿreɪtə/,

/ˈsatʃəreɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈsætʃəˌreɪdər/

Forms:

α. 1800s– saturator.

β. 1800s saturater.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: saturate v., -or suffix.

Etymology: < saturate v. + -or suffix.Compare post-classical Latin saturator (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine). In quot. 1840 after French saturateur (1837 in this sense). With the β. forms compare -er suffix¹.

Any of various devices used to saturate one substance or body with another substance; esp. (in early use): (a) a device used for saturating air with water vapour; a humidifier (now rare); (b) a device for saturating oxygen with ether for use in an ether-oxygen limelight (now historical).

ΚΠ

1840 D. L. Child Culture of Beet ii. §19. 109 Mr. Bouchet de Saint Arnoult, a manufacturer near Paris, has invented a machine which he calls the Saturator. It exposes the beet cut in slices, to the action of a powerful steam.

1882 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 114 317 The saturater has a cotton filling which absorbs the ether, so that none will spill into the tube if it is upset.

1889 W. N. Shaw in Trans. Cambr. Philos. Soc. 14 37 A saturater (A) for supplying saturated air at the temperature of the room.

1985 H. I. Robinson in A. Bowen et al. Passive & Low Energy Ecotechniques 110 In winter, air would be humidified in a saturator.

1998 Film Hist. 10 72/2 If the saturator began to run low, the brightness of the projection beam would start to ebb.

2006 D. Hendricks Water Treatm. Unit Processes viii. 244/2 Headloss through the saturator is, most probably, not a factor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saturator
释义	saturatorn. Brit. /ˈsatjᵿreɪtə/, /ˈsatʃəreɪtə/, U.S. /ˈsætʃəˌreɪdər/ Forms: α. 1800s– saturator. β. 1800s saturater. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: saturate v., -or suffix. Etymology: < saturate v. + -or suffix.Compare post-classical Latin saturator (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine). In quot. 1840 after French saturateur (1837 in this sense). With the β. forms compare -er suffix¹. Any of various devices used to saturate one substance or body with another substance; esp. (in early use): (a) a device used for saturating air with water vapour; a humidifier (now rare); (b) a device for saturating oxygen with ether for use in an ether-oxygen limelight (now historical). ΚΠ 1840 D. L. Child Culture of Beet ii. §19. 109 Mr. Bouchet de Saint Arnoult, a manufacturer near Paris, has invented a machine which he calls the Saturator. It exposes the beet cut in slices, to the action of a powerful steam. 1882 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 114 317 The saturater has a cotton filling which absorbs the ether, so that none will spill into the tube if it is upset. 1889 W. N. Shaw in Trans. Cambr. Philos. Soc. 14 37 A saturater (A) for supplying saturated air at the temperature of the room. 1985 H. I. Robinson in A. Bowen et al. Passive & Low Energy Ecotechniques 110 In winter, air would be humidified in a saturator. 1998 Film Hist. 10 72/2 If the saturator began to run low, the brightness of the projection beam would start to ebb. 2006 D. Hendricks Water Treatm. Unit Processes viii. 244/2 Headloss through the saturator is, most probably, not a factor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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