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 Definitions of incubator  [ˈɪn kyəˌbeɪ tər, ˈɪŋ-]  

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Definition of 'incubator' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) incubator
an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.

2.  incubator
an enclosed apparatus in which prematurely born infants are kept and cared for in controlled conditions.

3.  incubator
an apparatus in which media inoculated with microorganisms are cultivated at a constant temperature.

Etymology:  (1855–60)

Definition of 'incubator' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) incubator, brooder
apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
Definition of 'incubator' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) incubator
that which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat
Translation of 'incubator' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a heated box-like apparatus for hatching eggs or a similar one for rearing premature babies etc.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: broeikas Arabic flag Arabic: مِحْضَنَه، جِهاز للحَضانَ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: инкубатор
Brazilian flag Brazilian: incubadora Czech flag Czech: inkubátor German flag German: der Brutkasten
Danish flag Danish: varmeskab; kuvøse Greek flag Greek: επωαστική μηχανή, εκκολαπ Spanish flag Spanish: incubadora
Estonian flag Estonian: inkubaator Farsi flag Farsi: دستگاهی که کودک نارس در آ Finnish flag Finnish: keskoskaappi
French flag French: couveuse Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַדגֵרָה Hindi flag Hindi: ऊष्मायित्र
Croatian flag Croatian: inkubator Hungarian flag Hungarian: inkubátor; keltetőgép Indonesian flag Indonesian: alat pengeram
Icelandic flag Icelandic: útungunarvél Italian flag Italian: incubatrice Japanese flag Japanese: 孵卵器
Korean flag Korean: 부화기, 배양기 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: inkubatorius Latvian flag Latvian: inkubators
Malay flag Malay: alat pengeram Dutch flag Dutch: broedmachine, couveuse Norwegian flag Norwegian: rugemaskin; kuvøse
Polish flag Polish: inkubator Persian flag Persian: دستگاهی که کودک نارس در آ Pashto flag Pashto: یوه دوله دستګاه ده
Portuguese flag Portuguese: incubadora Romanian flag Romanian: clocitoare; incubator Russian flag Russian: инкубатор
Slovak flag Slovak: inkubátor Slovenian flag Slovenian: inkubator Serbian flag Serbian: inkubator
Swedish flag Swedish: äggkläckningsmaskin, kuvö Thai flag Thai: เครื่องฟักไข่ Turkish flag Turkish: kuluçka makinası
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 孵卵器，早產兒或新生兒保溫箱 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: інкубатор Urdu flag Urdu: کچے بچے کی حفاظت یا پرورش
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: lồng ấp trứng Chinese flag Chinese: 孵卵器，早产婴儿保育箱

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'incubator' - Nearby Entries  

incubate  incubation  incubation period  incubator  incubus  inculcate  inculcation  



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