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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Comparator

/kəm-pẽr'-ət-ẽr/ · Com·pa·ra·tor · IPA /kəm.ˈpæ.ɹə.təɹ/
01 n. An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for comparing st…
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    An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length.(Physics)