irradiator
(ɪˈreɪdɪeɪtə(r))
[agent-n. in L. form from irradiate v.]
One who or that which irradiates; an illuminator. (Cf. also irradiate v. 1 d.)
| 1750 W. Hodges Elihu (1755) 10 The word..signifies the Irradiator, or he that irradiates and enlightens. 1812 H. & J. Smith Rej. Addr. x. 61 At such a distance from the oily irradiators which now dazzle the eyes of him who addresses you. 1971 Nature 12 Mar. 120/2 Corneas were first irradiated for 15 h in a γ-irradiator..delivering 1·2 × 105 rad/h. |