noun
- Plural of concentrator; devices or systems that concentrate or gather something into a smaller volume or area.
- In mining and mineral processing, machines that separate valuable minerals from ore by increasing their concentration.
- In solar energy, devices that use mirrors or lenses to focus sunlight onto a small area to generate heat or electricity.
Usage: Often used in technical, industrial, or scientific contexts
Usage: technical; mining industry
Usage: technical; renewable energy
Examples
- The mining facility uses several concentrators to process the raw ore.
- Solar concentrators can achieve very high temperatures by focusing sunlight.
- Modern concentrators improve efficiency in mineral extraction operations.
- The plant installed new concentrators to increase production capacity.
- Concentrators play a key role in separating valuable minerals from waste material.