precipitator
/pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪtə(ɹ)/noun
precipitator is spelled P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-T-O-R: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, precipitator means “One who or that which precipitates (causes something to happen or urges it on with vehemence or rashness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of precipitator is precipitators.
How many letters and syllables are in precipitator?
| Letters | 12: P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is precipitator?
Precipitator appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce precipitator?
- /pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪtə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-precipitator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of precipitator
- precipitators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precipitator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does precipitator come from?
Latin praecipitator (“an overthrower”); equivalent to precipitate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).