ventilator
/ˈventəˌleɪtə/VEN-tuh-lay-tur
/ˈvɛntəˌleɪtɚ/VEN-tuh-lay-tur
Meaninga thing that ventilates
Common meaning: a device that moves air
Other meanings: a breathing machine
- ventwindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1970 · scan
- iladjective or verb ending
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from ventilate + -or.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VENTILATE, p.683 · scan
Roots
- ventus Latin “wind”
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