Ventilator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ventilator is a noun meaning A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
Meaning
A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
More Meanings
- (medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
- (figurative) Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.
- (obsolete, slang) A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: respirator
A lover's quarrel is made up of jealousies, doubts, hopes, fears, and all sorts of fantastic fancies: a matrimonial dispute, on the contrary, is composed of familiar and ordinary matter, a sort of ventilator to the temper!
Word Forms
- ventilators
Synonyms for ventilator
Depending on context, synonyms include respirator.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include respirator, respiratory, respiration, ventilation, breathing, breather.
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