English > atomiser: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A dispenser that turns a liquid / liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist. |
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Synonyms | atomizer, spray, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser |
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Narrower | airbrush | An atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air |
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Broader | dispenser | A container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts |
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Spanish | aerosol, atomizador, nebulizador, pulverizador, spray, vaporizador |
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Catalan | atomitzador, esprai, nebulitzador, polvoritzador |
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Verbs | atomise | break up into small particles |
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atomise | spray very finely |