Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventilator

/ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: ven-ti-la-tor
IPA: /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.

noun

A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

noun

Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.

noun

A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: respirator"
"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!"

Etymology

From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂weh₁-
Suffix: ventilate

Usage

Inflected Forms

ventilators (plural)

Derived Forms

microventilator

Phrases

screw ventilator tank ventilator

Synonyms

respirator breathing device breathing apparatus breathing machine

Questions

How do you pronounce ventilator?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/.
What does ventilator mean?: A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
Where does ventilator come from?: From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator.

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