ventilator

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ventilator

  • /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/

noun ventilators

  1. A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
  2. A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently. Near-synonym: respirator

    Similar: respirator

  3. 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!
  4. obsolete, slang A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.

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noun device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air

Españolventilador
한국어인공호흡기 in'gonghoheupgi
日本語ベンチレーター benchirētā
中文通風器 /通风器 tōngfēngqì, 換氣機 /换气机 huànqìjī
Portuguêsventilador, circulador de ar, exaustor
Françaisventilateur
DeutschLüfter
Românăventilator
Русскийвентиля́тор ventiljátor
Tiếng Việtmáy thông gió, bộ thông gió
العربيةمِرْوَحَة mirwaḥa
עבריתונטילטור, מאוורר

noun medicine: machine to help breathing

Españolrespirador
한국어인공호흡기 in'gonghoheupgi
日本語人工呼吸器 jinkō kokyūki
中文呼吸機 /呼吸机 hūxījī, 呼吸器 hūxīqì
Françaisrespirateur artificiel, respirateur
DeutschBeatmungsgerät

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@misc{ventilator_2026,
  title = {ventilator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ventilator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}