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riffler

riffler noun: a mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material.

riffler: a mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which...
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Noun

riffler (plural rifflers)

  1. A mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material.
    Synonyms:
    riffle sampler, riffle splitter
  2. A curved file used in carving wood and marble.

Synonyms of riffler

  • riffle sampler
  • riffle splitter

Forms of riffler

pluralrifflers

Origin of riffler

From riffle + -er.

Questions about riffler

What does riffler mean?
Riffler means a mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material.
What part of speech is riffler?
Riffler is a noun.
What is the plural of riffler?
The plural of riffler is rifflers.

Words near riffler in the dictionary

  1. riffle shuffle
  2. riffle shuffled
  3. riffle shuffles
  4. riffle shuffling
  5. riffled
  6. riffler
  7. rifflers
  8. riffles
  9. riffling
  10. riffly
  11. riffraff

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