a device that spreads a chemical, as an insecticide, in the form of a fog
Word origin
[fog1 + -er1]-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner)
Examples of 'fogger' in a sentence
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We also made two small-scale tests of the impact of the same insecticide dispensed from a hand-held thermal fogger.
Saïd C Boubidi, David Roiz, Marie Rossignol, Fabrice Chandre, Romain Benoit, MarcRaselli, Charles Tizon, Bernard Cadiou, Reda Tounsi, Christophe Lagneau, Didier Fontenille,Paul Reiter 2016, 'Efficacy of ULV and thermal aerosols of deltamethrin for control of Aedes albopictusin Nice, France', Parasites & Vectorshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1881-y. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Measuring of vibration and noise on thermal fogger machine was conducted by using vibrationmeter and sound level meter.
Aris Adhi Permana, Mad Yamin 2013, 'Uji Getaran Mekanis dan Kebisingan pada Mesin Thermal Fogger Tipe TS-35A(E)', Journal Keteknikan Pertanianhttp://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jtep/article/view/7397/5748. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)