The Collaborative International Dictionary
Precipitator \Pre*cip"i*ta`tor\, n. [L. praecipitator an
overthrower.]
One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness.
--Hammond.
Wiktionary
n. 1 One who precipitates, or urges 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.
WordNet
n. removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation [syn: Cottrell precipitator]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "precipitator".
Ken followed the suggestion, testing first the sound apparatus and then the various recorders and other instruments in the cargo chamber which were intended to tell whether or not any violent chemical reactions took place photocells and pyrometers, and gas pumps connected to sample flasks and precipitators.
When the first party went ashore, still in quarantine suits but breathing Connie's air after it had passed through electrostatic precipitators, two more experimental animals went with them-Bernhard van Houten and Percival the Pig.
On either side of the corridor, a series of closed doors led to the security offices, kitchens, infirmary, air-purifying electrostatic precipitators, and servants' quarters necessary to fill the various requirements of the octagonal room's occupant.
On either side of the corridor, a series of closed doors led to the security offices, kitchens, infirmary, air-purifying electrostatic precipitators, and ser.