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Noun: kicksorter  'kik,sor-tu(r)
  1. Scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass
    "The researchers used a kicksorter to analyse the energy spectrum of the radiation";
    - pulse height analyzer [N. Amer], pulse height analyser [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: kicksorters

Type of: scientific instrument