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Definition of Illuminator
1. n. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate,
Definition of Illuminator
1. Noun. Agent noun of illuminate; one who illuminates; an explainer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Illuminator
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Medical Definition of Illuminator
1. 1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate. 2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant. Origin: L, an enlightener, LL. Also, an illuminator of books. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Illuminator
Literary usage of Illuminator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscope and Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter (1883)
"107. Wenham's Reflex illuminator.—Another very ingenious and valuable illuminator
for high powers has been devised by Mr. ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope: Including the Different by John Quekett (1855)
"Some objects are beautifully seen by this illuminator, as well as by that ...
Amid'8 illuminator.—This illuminator may either be adapted beneath the stage ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1878)
"WENHAM'S reflex illuminator was designed to avoid direct illumination, by passing
light ... Soon after the reflex illuminator had arrived in this country, ..."
4. Elementary Chemical Microscopy by Emile Monnin Chamot (1921)
"The Silverman illuminator consists of a single filament, tubular tungsten lamp
bent in the form of a circle. The lamp is held in an annular mounting ..."
5. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Bausch and Lomb's Immersion illuminator.—This illuminator (of which we have no
drawing) is intended " to utilize the full capacity of medium ..."
6. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"The orations of Gregory the illuminator (Venice, 1838; éd. ... but partial sketch
of Armenian church history from Gregory the illuminator to his own time. ..."
7. The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical (1875)
"For example, a slide of Surirella gemma and this illuminator exhibited no false
light with a glass of about 70°; some, but not much, with a fine ^th made on ..."
8. How to use the microscope: Being Practical Hints on the Selection and Use of ...by John Phin by John Phin (1890)
"... Axial or Central Ligh ; Oblique Light ; The Achromatic Condenser; The Webster
Condenser, and How to Use:* ; Wenham's Reflex illuminator, and How to Use ..."
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