vaporizer
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.
noun
A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.
noun
A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid.
Example Sentences
- "Vaporizers are used in electronic cigarettes to simulate smoke."
- "Their Fordson was equipped with a vaporizer."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kwapōs Latin vapor Old French vapeurder. Old French vaporbor. Middle English vapour English vapor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vaporiz(e) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English vaporizer From vaporiz(e) + -er.
Inflected Forms
vaporizers (plural)
vaporiser (alternative, UK)
vapouriser (alternative, UK)
vapourizer (alternative, British)