precipitator

Meaning

1. One who or that which precipitates (causes something to happen or urges it on with vehemence or rashness).
2. A person who, or device that, carries out precipitation.
3. An apparatus which removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation.

Synonyms

Cottrell precipitator

electrostatic precipitator

settler

dust collector

de-duster

dust separator

sediment bulb

settling vessel

sediment tank

sediment separator

filter

sump

Translations

المعجّل، المرسّب

مزيل الغبار

مجمع الغبار

precipitador

Ausfällapparat

κατακρημνιστής

dépoussiéreur

precipitatore

Precipitador eletrostático

captador de polvo

separador de polvo

precipitador de polvo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Latin praecipitator (“an overthrower”); equivalent to precipitate + -or.