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Meaning of "percolator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERCOLATOR

percolator  [ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERCOLATOR

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Percolator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERCOLATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

percolator

Coffee percolator

A coffee percolator is a type of pot used to brew coffee by continually cycling the boiling or nearly-boiling brew through the grounds using gravity until the required strength is reached. Coffee percolators once enjoyed great popularity but were supplanted in the early 1970s by automatic drip coffee makers. Percolators often expose the grounds to higher temperatures than other brewing methods, and may recirculate already brewed coffee through the beans. As a result, coffee brewed with a percolator is susceptible to over-extraction. Percolation may remove some of the volatile compounds in the beans, resulting in a pleasant aroma during brewing, but a less flavoursome cup. However, percolator enthusiasts praise the percolator's hotter, more 'robust' coffee, and maintain that the potential pitfalls of this brewing method can be eliminated by careful control of the brewing process.

Definition of percolator in the English dictionary

The definition of percolator in the dictionary is a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERCOLATOR


annihilator
əˈnaɪəˌleɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
desolater
ˈdɛsəˌleɪtə
desolator
ˈdɛsəˌleɪtə
escalator
ˈɛskəˌleɪtə
extrapolator
ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪtə
inhalator
ˈɪnhəˌleɪtə
insulator
ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪtə
interpolator
ɪnˈtɜːpəˌleɪtə
isolator
ˈaɪsəˌleɪtə
modulator
ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪtə
oscillator
ˈɒsɪˌleɪtə
regulator
ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtə
revelator
ˈrevəˌleɪtə
simulator
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtə
travelator
ˈtrævəˌleɪtə
travolator
ˈtrævəˌleɪtə
ventilator
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtə
violater
ˈvaɪəˌleɪtə
violator
ˈvaɪəˌleɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERCOLATOR

percipient
percipiently
Percival
percoct
percoid
percoidean
percolable
percolate
percolation
percolative
percurrent
percursory
percuss
percussant
percussion
percussion bullet
percussion cap
percussion drill
percussion instrument
percussion lock

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERCOLATOR

accumulator
administrator
ambulator
chelator
circulator
collator
correlator
defibrillator
depilator
emulator
flight simulator
formulator
invigilator
local oscillator
manipulator
pocket calculator
relator
scintillator
stimulator
tabulator
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Synonyms and antonyms of percolator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «percolator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERCOLATOR

Find out the translation of percolator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of percolator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «percolator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渗滤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

percolador
570 millions of speakers

English

percolator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टपकाने का साधन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزحلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кофеварка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুস্রাবণযন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

percolateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Percolator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaffeemaschine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パーコレーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여과기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Percolator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bình lược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடித்தெடுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्क्लर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

süzücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caffettiera a filtro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

percolator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кавоварка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

percolator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καφετιέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Perkoleerder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perkolator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

percolator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of percolator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCOLATOR»

The term «percolator» is regularly used and occupies the 89.348 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCOLATOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about percolator

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERCOLATOR»

Discover the use of percolator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to percolator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Mechanics
Got a problem with an eleetrk coffee percolator? Consult the trou- How to repair coffee percolators by Mori Schultz SCR6W(34'f TEFLON WASHERS (6) HANDLE (2) COVER KNOB (32) DEFLECTOR (335 SPREADER (28! BODY BASKET ...
2
Percolator Papers
Ellwood Hendrick. child can understand. It is art. If we leave the simplicity of art out of consideration when we say simple things, if we load our everyday speech with unnecessary technicalities, what medium shall we have when we want to ...
Ellwood Hendrick, 1919
3
Popular Mechanics
Fountain. Percolator. for. a. Coffee. Pot. Systematic Oiling of Automobiles THOMAS P. HALLOCK. The construction of the base of the fountain is shown in the upper left corner" of the sketch. It is made of a . Heavy, pressed tin cup which has ...
4
Pharmaceutics - I
closed. in case of water as a menstruum, open type of percolator can be preferred as it is cheap and very convenient for the arrangement of automatic supply of menstruum. ln case of alcohol, ether or in other volatile menstruum only the closed ...
Dr. P. V. Kasture, 2008
5
The Medicinal Plant Industry
The percolator consists of a conical or cylindrical container closed at the bottom by a filter sieve with a nonretum valve tFigure 91. For percolation the drug must be ground coarsely t1 to 3 mm1 to allow rapid drainage of the solvent through the  ...
R. O. B. Wijesekera, 1991
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Coffee: A Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, Fifth Edition
Pumping Percolator Brewing Until about thirty years ago, the pop of a pumping percolator—producing coffee ranked with the acceleration of a well—tuned car as one of North America's best-loved sounds. Now the pumping percolator has ...
Kenneth Davids, 2013
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A Text Book of Homoeopathic Pharmacy
Appliances : (i) Percolator with sieves and regulation cork-stopper (ii) A glass rod with cork. Diagrammatic description of a percolator (a) Definition : It is an apparatus used for percolation, during the preparation of mother tincture in new method ...
B. Mandal, 2001
8
Handbook of Brewing
Another function of the level measurement is to automatically turn on the steam to the percolator as soon as the rising level covers it. Likewise, upon emptying the brew kettle, the level measurement automatically shuts off the steam to the ...
William Hardwick, 1994
9
Botanicals: A Phytocosmetic Desk Reference
Example: the percolation of water through wood ashes, by which it is exhausted of potash, etc., the solution commonly known as lye. Percolator: (Laboratory scale ) A cylindrical or conical vessel with a porous diaphragm (wire mesh, gauze, ...
Frank S. D'Amelio, Sr., 1998
10
Kitchen Hints from Heloise: More Than 1,527 Time-saving, ...
COFFEEPOT (PERCOLATOR) Although not too many people have stove- top percolators anymore, the same hints for ectric percolators apply for nonelectric ones. What to look for ... • Look for models that have a time/strength setting so that  ...
Heloise, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERCOLATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term percolator is used in the context of the following news items.
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Curalina gives Pletcher second stakes win on DQ
... in the Grade III Sanford Stakes for 2-year-olds when first-place finisher Magna Light was deemed to have impeded third-place Percolator and ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Uncle Vinny, Magna Light could rematch in Hopeful
Advertisement. As a result of the incident, Percolator was moved from third to second, while Uncle Vinny was awarded the victory. “He's a baby ... «The Saratogian, Jul 15»
3
Off the wire
Magna Light finished first in 1:10.92 for six furlongs on the main track, but was taken down and placed third behind Percolator after altering ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
4
Pricci's 'Saratoga Diary'
However, he did impede the very promising Percolator twice, hence the cause for the DQ… This time Pletcher was smart and lucky, awarded ... «HorseRaceInsider.com, Jul 15»
5
Uncle Vinny Awarded Sanford Stakes Victory
Coming to the top of the stretch, Magna Light continued to lead the way, while Percolator dueled with a tiring He's Comin In Hot. Uncle Vinny ... «Horse Racing Nation, Jul 15»
6
Hard Not to Like rallies to win Diana at Saratoga
Magna Light finished first in 1:10.92 for six furlongs on the main track, but was taken down and placed third behind Percolator after altering ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
7
My mother is dying as I write this
When she breathes, she sounds like my grandmother's old percolator, the one I used in my dorm room at college. Is there something I should ... «Salon, Jul 15»
8
Nation of Mike: Maintaining my functionality
There are still bloggers, they meet once a week with their blog club in a room in the library basement where they drink percolator coffee out of ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
9
Cooking rice in a coffee-brewer could erase arsenic
A percolator that cooks rice by passing hot water through it, rather than boiling it in a pot, was able to remove 85% of the grains' cancer-causing ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
10
K-Cup inventor expresses regret
... more customizable, and liberating caffeine experience than the tepid office percolator” (The Atlantic). His hard work paid off, and the K-Cup, ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»

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