ventilator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator.
Meanings
- A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
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A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
Near-synonym: respirator
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(figuratively) Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.
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!
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 188:
- (obsolete, slang) A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ventilators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
screw ventilator · tank ventilator · microventilator
Synonyms
Translations (57)
pt ventilador (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · fr ventilateur (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · nl ventilator (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ja 人工呼吸器 (medicine: machine to help breathing) · fi ilmanvaihtokone (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · he מאוורר (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · he ונטילטור (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ar مِرْوَحَة (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · da ventilator (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · hu szellőztető (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · sv respirator (medicine: machine to help breathing) · nl beademingsapparaat (medicine: machine to help breathing) · vi bộ thông gió (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · es respirador (medicine: machine to help breathing) · de Beatmungsgerät (medicine: machine to help breathing) · da respirator (medicine: machine to help breathing) · uz shamolparrak (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · cs ventilátor (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ko 인공호흡기 (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · pt circulador de ar (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ca respirador mèdic (medicine: machine to help breathing) · ca ventilador mecànic (medicine: machine to help breathing) · fi hengityskone (medicine: machine to help breathing) · cmn 呼吸器 (medicine: machine to help breathing) · cmn 通風器 /通风器 (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · hu légelszívó (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · tr vantilatör (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ja ベンチレーター (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · sq freskore (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · af ventilator (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · cmn 換氣機 /换气机 (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · fr respirateur artificiel (medicine: machine to help breathing) · pl respirator (medicine: machine to help breathing) · ka ვენტილატორი (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · id penggemar (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ru вентиля́тор (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · tr solunum cihazı (medicine: machine to help breathing) · es ventilador (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · hu lélegeztetőgép (medicine: machine to help breathing) · cmn 呼吸機 /呼吸机 (medicine: machine to help breathing) · ro ventilator (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · de Lüfter (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · fr respirateur (medicine: machine to help breathing) · pt exaustor (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ko 인공호흡기 (medicine: machine to help breathing) · vi máy thông gió (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · tl bentilador (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · hu légcserélő (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · cy gwyntiedydd (medicine: machine to help breathing) · lt ventiliatorius (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · hu ventilátor (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ms kipas (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · cs ventilátor (medicine: machine to help breathing) · uz ventilyator (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · pl wentylator (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · hu elszívó (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air) · ca ventilador (device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air)