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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•cu•ba•tor /ˈɪnkyəˌbeɪtɚ, ˈɪŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Agriculturean apparatus for incubation.
- Medicinean apparatus in which prematurely born infants are cared for.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•cu•ba•tor (in′kyə bā′tər, ing′-),USA pronunciation n. - Agriculturean apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- Medicinean enclosed apparatus in which prematurely born infants are kept in controlled conditions, as of temperature, for protection and care.
- Laboratoryan apparatus in which media inoculated with microorganisms are cultivated at a constant temperature.
- a person or thing that incubates.
- Late Latin: literally, one who lies in or upon (something). See incubate, -tor
- 1855–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: incubator /ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtə/ n - an enclosed transparent boxlike apparatus for housing prematurely born babies under optimum conditions until they are strong enough to survive in the normal environment
- a container kept at a constant temperature in which birds' eggs can be artificially hatched or bacterial cultures grown
- a person, animal, or thing that incubates
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