English Explanatory Dictionary

incubator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
  2. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.
  3. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.
  4. A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.
  5. A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾɚ] [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jjamesryan-incubator.wav

Word forms

incubator incubators

Etymology

From incubate + -or.

Synonyms

brooder

Related words

incubate incubation incubative

Derived words

bioincubator microincubator

Translations

French: incubateur Hungarian: inkubátor Ladino: klochkal Ladino: enkübatör Portuguese: incubadora Romanian: incubator Russian: инкуба́тор
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