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com·pa·ra·tor

(kŏm′pə-rā′tər, kəm-păr′ə-)

Any of various instruments for comparing a measured property of an object, such as its shape, color, or brightness, with a standard.

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comparator

(kəmˈpærətə)

1. (General Engineering) any instrument used to measure a property of a system by comparing it with a standard system

2. (Electronics) an electric circuit that compares two signals and gives an indication of the extent of their dissimilarity

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com•par•a•tor

(kəmˈpær ə tər, ˈkɒm pəˌreɪ-)

n.

1. any of various instruments for making comparisons, as of lengths, distances, or tints of colors.

2. a circuit for comparing two signals, as readings of duplicate information stored in a digital computer.

[1880–85]

Translations

Komparator

comparateur

компаратор

comparator

[kəmˈpærətə^r] n → élément m de comparaison

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The main aim of the research is to determine (by experiment) the dynamic characteristics of multibody mechanical systems of the angle comparator carriage on which optical system is attached to it and to compare the experiment with the results obtained by theoretical calculations.