clarifier
noun/ˈklɛɹəfaɪɚ/
Etymology From clarify + -er.
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One who, or that which, clarifies.
- It is as a pioneer and “land clearer” that we know Martin-Löf – one of the principal clarifiers of the syntax and semantics of constructive mathematics.2012 -, P. Dybjer, Sten Lindström, Erik Palmgren, Epistemology versus Ontology, →ISBN:
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A speech act intended to clarify or correct one's own prior utterance.
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A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted.
- the purer the sugar, when placed in the clarifier, the less lime water or blood, or temper of any kind — the less time in clarifying — and the more active vigilance at the clarifier — and the more activity also in transferring the liquor from the evaporator into the cooler will be requisite.1833, Benjamin Silliman, Manual on the Cultivation of the Sugar Cane:
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Cartomancy, Human sciences, Mysticism, Philosophy, Sciences An additional card used to enhance or explain the primary cards in a spread.
- […] if any card in the spread puzzles you, you can pull another card from the deck as a clarifier.2004, Barbara Moore, What Tarot Can Do for You: Your Future in the Cards, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 20: