INCUBATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does incubator mean? 

• INCUBATOR (noun)
  The noun INCUBATOR has 1 sense:

1. apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants

  Familiarity information: INCUBATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCUBATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

brooder; incubator

Hypernyms ("incubator" is a kind of...):

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

Meronyms (parts of "incubator"):

thermoregulator; thermostat (a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat)

Derivation:

incubate (sit on (eggs))