in·cu·ba·tor ( n ky -b  tr, ng-)n. 1. An apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled, often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction. 2. Medicine An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration. 3. A place or situation that permits or encourages the formation and development, as of new ideas: a college that was an incubator of new approaches to sociology. |
incubator [ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtə]
n
1. (Medicine) Med an enclosed transparent boxlike apparatus for housing prematurely born babies under optimum conditions until they are strong enough to survive in the normal environment
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a container kept at a constant temperature in which birds' eggs can be artificially hatched or bacterial cultures grown
3. a person, animal, or thing that incubates
4. (Business / Commerce) a commercial property, divided into small work units, which provides equipment and support to new businesses
| incubator (nky-btr) 1. An apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled, often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction. 2. An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially one that is ill or born before the usual gestation period, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  incubator - apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infantsthermoregulator, thermostat - a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat |
Translations
incubator
n (for babies) → Brutkasten m, → Inkubator m; (for chicks) → Brutapparat m; (for bacteria) → Brutschrank m
incubator [ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtəʳ] n (for eggs, baby) → incubatrice f
incubator [ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtəʳ] n (for eggs, baby) → incubatrice f
incubator [ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtəʳ] n (for eggs, baby) → incubatrice f
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