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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dropar
"दवा की बूँदें डालने के लिए ड्रॉपर का उपयोग करें।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short glass or plastic tube with a rubber bulb at one end, used for measuring or dispensing liquid by drops.
"She carefully measured five drops of the medicine using a glass dropper." - 2
A person or thing that drops something.
"The factory uses an automatic dropper to place components onto the conveyor belt."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'drop' (from Old English 'droppian') combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Historically established in medical and laboratory contexts during the 19th century to describe dispensing instruments utilizing small liquid quantities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dropper" is said worldwide
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compte-gouttes
Transliteration: kõt-gut
"Utilisez le compte-gouttes pour ajouter les gouttes."
Pipette
Transliteration: piˈpɛtə
"Geben Sie die Medizin mit einer Pipette ein."
contagocce
Transliteration: kontaˈɡottʃe
"Prendi il contagocce per la medicina."
gotero
Transliteration: ɡoˈteɾo
"Usa el gotero para medir el líquido."
conta-gotas
Transliteration: ˈkõtɐ ˈɡɔtɐʃ
"Adicione três gotas usando o conta-gotas."
ड्रॉपर
Transliteration: dropar
"दवा की बूँदें डालने के लिए ड्रॉपर का उपयोग करें।"
滴管
Transliteration: dīguǎn
"请用滴管吸取几滴药液。"
스포이트
Transliteration: seupoiteu
"스포이트를 사용하여 약을 복용하세요."
スポイト
Transliteration: supoito
"スポイトを使って液体の量を測ります。"
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