Meanings
nounelectrostatic precipitator (plural electrostatic precipitators)
plural electrostatic precipitators
- a particulate collection device that removes particles from a flowing gas with electric forces
Synonyms & antonyms
nounremoves dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
Similar
precipitatorCottrell precipitator
Broader
electrical device
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish sähkösuodatin
- sähkösuodatinparticulate collection device
French électrofiltre
- électrofiltreparticulate collection device
Italian elettrofiltro, precipitatore elettrostatico
- elettrofiltroparticulate collection device
- precipitatore elettrostaticoparticulate collection device
Polish elektrofiltr, filtr elektrostatyczny
- elektrofiltrparticulate collection device
- filtr elektrostatycznyparticulate collection device
- odpylacz elektrostatycznyparticulate collection device
Romanian precipitator electrostatic
- precipitator electrostaticparticulate collection device
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APA
electrostatic precipitator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatic%20precipitator
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“electrostatic precipitator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatic%20precipitator. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrostatic precipitator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatic%20precipitator.
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