different between sparger vs sprinkler

English

Etymology

From sparge +? -er or equivalent. Compare French asperger (“to sprinkle”), Latin aspergere, spargere.

Noun

sparger (plural spargers)

1. A vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkling a liquid.
2. (chemistry) A device for sparging, or introducing bubbles.
   • 2004, Yin Sun, Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Vapors (page 92)

     More importantly, the use of the delta tube prevents dangerous backsplashing of the agent that can occur when an impinging sparger is used improperly.

Anagrams

• grasper, regrasp

English

Etymology

sprinkle +? -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?sp?i?kl?/

Noun

sprinkler (plural sprinklers)

1. Anything that sprinkles.
2. An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
3. A heat-activated device that sprays water in the event of a fire, usually mounted on a ceiling.

   Coordinate terms: drencher, fire extinguisher

4. (preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer places one hand on the head behind the ear, with elbow bent, stretches the other arm forwards and mimics the motions of an irrigation sprinkler with a rotary head.

Translations

Verb

sprinkler (third-person singular simple present sprinklers, present participle sprinklering, simple past and past participle sprinklered)

1. (transitive) To fit with automatic sprinklers for fire prevention.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English sprinkler

Noun

sprinkler m (definite singular sprinkleren, indefinite plural sprinklere, definite plural sprinklerne)

1. (firefighting) a sprinkler

See also

• sprinklar (Nynorsk)

References

• “sprinkler” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From English sprinkler.

Noun

sprinkler n (plural sprinklere)

1. sprinkler

Declension