n. An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who, or that which, atomizes; esp., an instrument for reducing a liquid to spray for disinfecting, cooling, or perfuming.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who or that which atomizes or reduces to atoms or very small particles; specifically, an apparatus designed to reduce a liquid to spray for disinfecting, cooling, perfuming, medicinal, and other purposes. Also spelled atomiser.
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n. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
Word Usage
"(Missy now knows Aunt Isabel got it from little sachet bags, tucked away with her clothes, and from an "atomizer" which showered a delicate, fairy-like spray of fragrance upon her hair.)"