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Going to the movies was a big event in my youth. My father would be the initiator - he'd have me put on a jacket to see a film.
Ralph Fiennes

Meaning of "initiator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INITIATOR

initiator  [ɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INITIATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Initiator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INITIATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Initiator

An initiator can refer to: ▪ A person that takes an initiative in making something happen. ▪ Modulated neutron initiator, a neutron source used in some nuclear weapons ▪ Pyrotechnic initiator, a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult to ignite materials ▪ Radical initiator, chemical substances that can produce radical species under mild conditions ▪ Photoinitiator, chemical substances that produce radical specials upon exposure to light ▪ SCSI initiator, the host-side endpoint of a SCSI session ▪ Monomeric polyols, such as glycerin, pentaerythritol, ethylene glycol and sucrose, serving as the starting point for polymeric polyols...

Definition of initiator in the English dictionary

The first definition of initiator in the dictionary is a person or thing that initiates. Other definition of initiator is a substance that starts a chain reaction. Initiator is also an explosive used in detonators.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INITIATOR


annunciator
əˈnʌnsɪˌeɪtə
appreciator
əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪtə
appropriator
əˈprəʊprɪˌeɪtə
associator
əˈsəʊsɪˌeɪtə
aviator
ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtə
defoliator
diːˈfəʊlɪˌeɪtə
delineator
dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪtə
depreciator
dɪˈpriːʃɪˌeɪtə
differentiator
ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃɪˌeɪtə
exfoliator
ɛksˈfəʊlɪˌeɪtə
expatiator
ɪkˈspeɪʃɪˌeɪtə
gladiator
ˈɡlædɪˌeɪtə
irradiator
ɪˈreɪdɪˌeɪtə
officiator
əˈfɪʃɪˌeɪtə
potentiator
pəˈtɛnʃɪˌeɪtə
propitiator
prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪtə
radiator
ˈreɪdɪˌeɪtə
recreator
ˈrekrɪˌeɪtə
retaliator
rɪˈtælɪˌeɪtə
substantiator
səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INITIATOR

initialer
initialisation
initialism
initialization
initialize
initialled
initialler
initialling
initially
initialness
initiate
initiation
initiation rite
initiative
initiative test
initiatively
initiatory
initiatress
initiatrix

WORDS THAT END LIKE INITIATOR

abbreviator
administrator
alleviator
calumniator
centuriator
conciliator
denunciator
deviator
digladiator
elutriator
enunciator
expropriator
full radiator
humiliator
intermediator
mediator
negotiator
obviator
repudiator
spoliator
viator

Synonyms and antonyms of initiator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «initiator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INITIATOR

Find out the translation of initiator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of initiator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «initiator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

iniciador
570 millions of speakers

English

initiator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सर्जक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البادئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инициатором
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

iniciador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীক্ষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

initiateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Initiator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

創始者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wiwitan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khởi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துவக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुढाकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öncü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

iniziatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inicjatorem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ініціатором
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inițiator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπνευστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inisieerder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

initiator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

initiativtaker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of initiator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INITIATOR»

The term «initiator» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.186 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INITIATOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about initiator

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QUOTES WITH «INITIATOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word initiator.
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Ralph Fiennes
Going to the movies was a big event in my youth. My father would be the initiator - he'd have me put on a jacket to see a film.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INITIATOR»

Discover the use of initiator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to initiator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships
Delineates the underlying pattern beneath every disintegrating relationship and sheds light on a number of key issues, such as why some people never psychologically separate, why counseling often fails, and why one person can sometimes take ...
Diane Vaughan, 1986
2
Initiator Caspases—Advances in Research and Application: ...
The editors have built Initiator Caspases—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Caspase 8 in this book to be deeper than what you can ...
‎2013
3
Handbook of Free Radical Initiators
METHODS OF STUDY OF INITIATOR DECOMPOSITION AND FREE RADICAL GENERATION 3.1 KINETIC DECAY OF INITIATOR (KDI) A simple and widely used method for measuring rate constants is the monitoring of the kinetic curve of  ...
E. T. Denisov, T. G. Denisova, T. S. Pokidova, 2005
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Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering ...
An initiator calls attention to a problem—or even to a potential problem. It is important to realize that some problems can be recognized in advance. For example, a proposal to renovate a low-income neighborhood by building middle- income ...
Charles Zastrow, 2009
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Novel Metathesis Chemistry: Well-Defined Initiator Systems ...
Y. Imamoglu, L. Bencze. DUAL ACTIVITY OF RUTHENIUM CATALYSTS IN CONTROLLED RADICAL REACTIONS AND OLEFIN METATHESIS L. DELAUDE , S. DELFOSSE, A. DEMONCEAU, A. RICHEL, AND A. F. NOELS* Center for ...
Y. Imamoglu, L. Bencze, 2003
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Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals
According to the SAM, the relationship between a SCSI initiator port and a SCSI target port is known as the initiator-target nexus (I_T nexus). The I_T nexus concept underpins all sessionoriented constructs in all modern storage networking ...
James Long, 2006
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VMware Certified Professional Test Prep
iSCSI Hardware Initiators An iSCSI hardware initiator also known as an iSCSI host bus adapter (HBA) provides the ESX 3.5 server with the ability to connect via TCP/IP to iSCSI storage devices. The iSCSI HBAs have on board circuitry to make ...
Merle Ilgenfritz, John Ilgenfritz, 2008
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Handbook of Radical Polymerization
The initiator efficiency is influenced by the ability of the radicals formed by the laser pulse to diffuse from the solvent cage to the reaction site, and its definition is analogous to that for the efficiency factor for thermally decomposing initiators.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Thomas P. Davis, 2002
9
Elements of Polymer Science & Engineering: An Introductory ...
6.5.5 Initiator Efficiency Initiators are not used efficiently in free-radical polymerizations. A significant proportion of the primary radicals that are generated are not captured by monomers, and the initiator efficiency f in Eq. (6- l 0) is normally in ...
Alfred Rudin, 1998
10
ISCSI: The Universal Storage Connection
that the initiator node name, the ISID (initiator session ID), the target node name, and the TPGT (target portal group tag) remain the same across the session restart, because the persistent reserve is associated with the I-T-L nexus. The IT part ...
John L. Hufferd, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INITIATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term initiator is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Namibian - Tses glass project splinters (News | National)
However, The Namibian has established that //Karas governor Lucia Basson ordered the project initiator Simon Kapenda to halt the training ... «Namibian, Jul 15»
2
The Case For Dante Exum: Tools Over Stats - RealGM Analysis
With Hayward playing with the ball in his hands for most of the game, they didn't need Exum to be an offensive initiator. In his brief stint in ... «RealGM.com, Jul 15»
3
Google Reports First Injury Accident For Its Self-Driving Car
Being an initiator of this technology, Google has made a heavy investment and considers it to be safer and more efficient than human drivers. «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
4
Are green buildings quake-resistant? | Inquirer Business
Architect Amado de Jesus, Philippine Green Building Initiative initiator and president, agreed with Reformado's view. “It is important that a ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
5
World Emoji Day taking the world by storm - Silicon Republic
The website worldemojiday.com seems to be the initiator, urging visitors to celebrate the emojis we use every day. “Tweet your favourite emoji. «Siliconrepublic.com, Jul 15»
6
Cell Death and Differentiation - BCR-signaling-induced cell death …
Following MOMP, we observed substantial activation of initiator caspases-2 and -9 and effector caspases-3, -6, and -7. The exact identity of the ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
The FCC's Telephone Consumer Protection Act order - Lexology
Initiator of the call. The FCC has previously stated that liability under the TCPA attaches to a person or entity that "initiates" a call in violation of ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
8
Indian Television Dot Com | Swachh Bharat, National Anthem …
Speaking to Indiantelevision.com Pro Kabaddi initiator and Mashal Sports director Charu Sharma said, “Last year also we wanted to have ... «Indiantelevision.com, Jul 15»
9
Wang Yi: China Will Play Important Role in Modification of Heavy …
As China has put forward the idea of the modification of the Arak heavy water reactor, China would promote this process as initiator while ... «MFA China, Jul 15»
10
Srebrenica attack exposes Balkan wounds - iFreePress iFreePress
The initiator of the planned Belgrade commemoration, Dusan Masic, said it was “scandalous”, and showed “where Serbia is in 2015″. «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»

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