1. Plural of disintegrator; machines or devices that break down or reduce materials into smaller fragments or particles.
Usage: technical; industrial
2. In science fiction, weapons or devices that cause matter to break apart or decompose.
Usage: fictional; science fiction

Examples

• The factory installed new disintegrators to process recycled plastic more efficiently.
• Industrial disintegrators can reduce large chunks of material into fine powder within minutes.
• The waste management facility uses several disintegrators to handle construction debris.
• In the sci-fi novel, the aliens wielded disintegrators that could vaporize entire buildings.
• Modern disintegrators are designed to minimize dust and noise during operation.