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precipitator

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪtə(ɹ)/

precipitator noun: one who or that which precipitates (causes something to happen or urges it on with vehemence or rashness).

Noun

precipitator (plural precipitators)

  1. One who or that which precipitates (causes something to happen or urges it on with vehemence or rashness).
    • […] those of that sect […] that call’d themselves by that name of Zealots, and withal, took upon them to be the saviours and preservers of the City, but as it prov’d, the hastners & precipitators of the destruction of that Kingdom […]1675, Henry Hammond, Sermons Preached by […] Henry Hammond, London: Robert Pawlet, Sermon 5, p. 65
    • Even the most wanton precipitators of war always try to give it, in the eyes of the common people, a defensive character.1918, Harold Goddard, chapter 3, in Morale, New York: George H. Doran, page 58
    Synonyms:
    agent, author, cause
  2. A person who, or device that, carries out precipitation.
  3. An apparatus which removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation.

precipitator meaning in Urdu and Kannada

precipitator in Urdu

جلد باز

precipitator in Kannada

ಆತುರಪಡಿಸುವವನು, ತ್ವರೆಗೊಳಿಸುವವನು

Examples of precipitator in a sentence

  • What is frequently overlooked, however, is that American behavior may be one of the greatest precipitators of this growing instability.1975 April 11, Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., “Uncle Sam: No More Mr. Nice Guy”, in The New York Times:
  • […] the most common precipitator of workplace violence is a layoff or firing.2002, Wayne F. Cascio, chapter 3, in Responsible Restructuring, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, page 34:

Synonyms of precipitator

Forms of precipitator

pluralprecipitators

Origin of precipitator

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

Words formed from precipitator

Questions about precipitator

What does precipitator mean?
Precipitator means one who or that which precipitates (causes something to happen or urges it on with vehemence or rashness).
What is precipitator in Urdu?
Precipitator in Urdu is جلد باز. See Precipitator meaning in Urdu.
How do you use precipitator in a sentence?
What is frequently overlooked, however, is that American behavior may be one of the greatest precipitators of this growing instability.
What part of speech is precipitator?
Precipitator is a noun.
How do you pronounce precipitator?
Precipitator is pronounced /pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪtə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of precipitator?
The plural of precipitator is precipitators.

Words near precipitator in the dictionary

  1. precipitations
  2. precipitationshed
  3. precipitationsheds
  4. precipitative
  5. precipitato
  6. precipitator
  7. precipitators
  8. precipitatory
  9. precipitin
  10. precipitin test
  11. precipitin tests

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