ventilator

[ ven-tl-ey-ter ]

/ ˈvɛn tlˌeɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that ventilates.

a contrivance or opening for replacing foul or stagnant air with fresh air.

Medicine/Medical. a respirator.

Nearby words

ventilate, ventilation, ventilation-perfusion scan, ventilationist, ventilative, ventilator, ventnor city, ventolin, ventose, ventouse, ventr-

Origin of ventilator

First recorded in 1735–45; ventilate + -or²

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Examples from the Web for ventilator

They want money, not to shut off the ventilator of a particular patient.
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“Sometimes you might withdraw a ventilator in cases of very severe and permanent neurological damage,” Joffe said.
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He lectured the witness that the location of two ventilator fans was very important “because it will show you are lying.”
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He is paralyzed, breathes through a ventilator, and communicates via a sophisticated computer.
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Early signs indicate the windpipe is working, Hannah's doctors announced Tuesday, although she is still on a ventilator.
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The oven is provided with a ventilator, which carries off the odour of baked or roasted meats.
Household Administration|Various
Olga Obosky was well forward, seated on the edge of a partially wrecked skylight and ventilator.
West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon
But even if it stood open it would hardly occur to any one to try the screws of the ventilator one after another.
Timar's Two Worlds|Mr Jkai
He left the curve in the machine, closed the ventilator in the wall over his desk, and turned on the burglar alarm.
The Romantic Analogue|W.W. Skupeldyckle
As they drew near he perceived that it was a large ship's ventilator.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ventilator

ventilator

/ (ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtə) /

noun

an opening or device, such as a fan, used to ventilate a room, building, etc

med a machine that maintains a flow of air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe normally

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