A two-element name, it is derived from the elements 'stani' meaning strength, firmness; 'slav' fame, glory, Slav. The name Stanislava (Czech, Italian, Russian, and Slavic) is the female form of Stanislav.
percolator. n. 1. (Cookery) a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container.(ËpÉr kÉËleÉª tÉr). n.oun. 1. percolator-a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans. coffeepot-tall pot in which coffee is brewed.
obturator â(plural obturators) ( 1 surgery) An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate. ( 2 engineering) Valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.). ( 3 ordnance) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check. ( photography) A camera shutter.