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Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken.
Lemuel K. Washburn

Meaning of "incubator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCUBATOR

incubator  [ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCUBATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incubator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INCUBATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of incubator in the English dictionary

The first definition of incubator in the dictionary is an enclosed transparent boxlike apparatus for housing prematurely born babies under optimum conditions until they are strong enough to survive in the normal environment. Other definition of incubator is a container kept at a constant temperature in which birds' eggs can be artificially hatched or bacterial cultures grown. Incubator is also a person, animal, or thing that incubates.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCUBATOR


abater
əˈbeɪtə
abator
əˈbeɪtə
administrator
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə
albata
ælˈbeɪtə
baiter
ˈbeɪtə
Bethe
ˈbeɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
creator
kriːˈeɪtə
data
ˈdeɪtə
debater
dɪˈbeɪtə
generator
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə
Greater
ˈɡreɪtə
Jew-baiter
ˈdʒuːˌbeɪtə
later
ˈleɪtə
masturbator
ˈmæstəˌbeɪtə
perturbator
ˈpɜːtəˌbeɪtə
rebater
ˈriːbeɪtə
redbaiter
ˈredˌbeɪtə
reprobater
ˈrɛprəˌbeɪtə
reprobator
ˈreprəˌbeɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCUBATOR

incubate
incubation
incubation period
incubational
incubative
incubatory
incubi
incubous
incubus
incudal
incudate
incudes
inculcate
inculcation
inculcative
inculcator
inculcatory
inculpability
inculpable
inculpableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCUBATOR

coordinator
designator
educator
elevator
gladiator
illustrator
indicator
locator
moderator
navigator
operator
originator
predator
radiator
refrigerator
regulator
senator
simulator
translator
vibrator

Synonyms and antonyms of incubator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «incubator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCUBATOR

Find out the translation of incubator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of incubator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «incubator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孵化器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incubadora
570 millions of speakers

English

incubator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इनक्यूबेटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حاضنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инкубатор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incubadora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অণ্ডস্ফুটন যন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incubateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Inkubator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inkubator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インキュベーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인큐베이터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Incubator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lồng ấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காப்பகத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इनक्यूबेटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuluçka makinesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incubatrice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inkubator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інкубатор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incubator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θερμοκοιτίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

broeikas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inkubator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inkubator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incubator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCUBATOR»

The term «incubator» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCUBATOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «incubator» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «incubator» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about incubator

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7 QUOTES WITH «INCUBATOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word incubator.
1
Steve Burton
So we were doing this scene, and the kids get 20 minutes a day, um, so, all I had to do was pick him up out of the incubator and take him out, and that was the whole shot.
2
Jim Gerlach
By ending the Hussein regime, the United States has taken away yet another incubator of terrorism.
3
Dana Goodyear
Los Angeles is a good city in which to be a reporter. Always entertaining, always an incubator.
4
Larry Harvey
Well it seems to me, that all real communities grow out of a shared confrontation with survival. Communities are not produced by sentiment or mere goodwill. They grow out of a shared struggle. Our situation in the desert is an incubator for community.
5
Adrian Rogers
A church is an incubator, a nursery, a grade school. You start where people are and move them to where they need to be.
6
Francis G. Slay
I plan to see St. Louis as a global competitor. As an international trade hub, as an incubator of new companies, as a place of culture and the arts, as a magnet for immigrants, for entrepreneurs, for animal lovers, and for gays, as a city of parks and trails, and as the sort of place that figures in young people's dreams.
7
Lemuel K. Washburn
Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCUBATOR»

Discover the use of incubator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incubator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Machine in the Nursery: Incubator Technology and the ...
In The Machine in the Nursery Jeffrey Baker examines the transformation that overtook the incubator after it arrived from France in the United States.
Jeffrey P. Baker, 1996
2
Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture: theory and technique
The primary mode of maintaining temperature in cell culture is the incubator. While most cell culture incubators are set up to regulate humidity and the gaseous environment, as well as control temperature, temperature control is probably the ...
Jennie P. Mather, Penelope E. Roberts, 1998
3
Maternal, Fetal, & Neonatal Physiology: A Clinical Perspective
These infants may have subnormal temperatures despite incubator temperatures above their body temperatures. The elevated air temperature reduces convective and radiant losses but does little to reduce the extremely high transepidermal ...
Susan Tucker Blackburn, 2007
4
Popular Science
Incubator. Cabinet. ic. ro. scope. Cultures. ecrets of Access OKIES THAT WILL HELP YOU GET AHE. Petri dishes are kept on movable shelves above test tubes. Dozens of new features . . . added conveniences . . . improved design . . . and far  ...
5
Principles and Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The purpose of theCO 2 istoensure that the culture mediumismaintainedatthe required physiological pH(usuallypH7.2–7.4). This is achieved by the supply of CO2 from a gas cylinder into the incubator through a valve that is triggered to draw in ...
Keith Wilson, John M. Walker, 2010
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In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer: A Manual of ...
Several manufacturers produce devices which switch tanks automatically in this situation. The type of incubator most commonly used in IVF programs is an automatic injection C02 incubator (for example, Forma Model 3158). A microprocessor ...
Don P. Wolf, 1988
7
AD34E Hatching eggs by hens or in an incubator
There are a number of factors to be taken into account when deciding whether to use a broody hen or a mechanical incubator, and these should be weighed up in the light of your own particular circumstances. In this chapter we will consider: ...
Nico van Wageningen, Johan Meinderts, Puck Bonnier, Henk Kasper
8
District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries
The inside of the incubator measures 280 mm high x 400 mm wide x 250 mm deep. Its operating range is 30 to 70 °C with ±1 °C accuracy. It has a power rating of 250 W and weighs 18 Kg. Availability The WTB Binder B28 litre incubator is ...
Monica Cheesbrough, 2005
9
Design of a Single Well Bioreactor-Incubator System with ...
Figure 3: Galaxy R C02- Incubator [2] ETHANOL Ethanol is used for sterilization as spiritus dilutes, a 70 % solution. Due to Ethanol's high osmotic pressure cells can be destroyed by bursting their membrane. That means, that Ethanol is very ...
Manuel Kohlmann, 2011
10
Avery's Diseases of the Newborn
The thermal neutral temperature range, therefore, was defined as the optimal incubator operating (operant) temperature. Several important considerations in regulating incubator temperature were included in these studies; (1) incubator wall ...
H. William Taeusch, Roberta A. Ballard, Christine A. Gleason, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCUBATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term incubator is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swire's Blueprint welcomes retail, consumer finance start-ups as …
Swire's Blueprint welcomes retail, consumer finance start-ups as Hong Kong incubator enters third year. PUBLISHED : Friday, 17 July, 2015, ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
Hong Kong incubator Nest plants flag in Nairobi to tap innovative …
Privately-held Nest is recognised as Hong Kong's pre-eminent start-up incubator, with investments in about 46 companies as of February. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
New Shops Open Downtown Under Business Incubator Model …
The shops are a new project under the Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District, who've created a business incubator with several ... «Micromedia Publications, Jul 15»
4
Frost Capital, Symantec Launch Incubator | Orange County …
Frost Capital, Symantec Launch Incubator. Chris Casacchia Friday, July 17, 2015. San Juan Capistrano-based investment firm Frost Data Capital has partnered ... «Orange County Business Journal, Jul 15»
5
The Accidental, Surprising, Thriving Artisanal Incubator
"It was like this little incubator where people could afford rent to have a storefront once a week," says Devine. "Which allowed people to be ... «Fast Company, Jul 15»
6
Denver's newest business incubator focuses on food
Slideshow: Avanti Food & Beverage is a new food hall and restaurant incubator. It opened in Denver on July 13, 2015. «Colorado Public Radio, Jul 15»
7
Hong Kong's startup incubator opens Africa office in Nairobi
An investment and incubator firm based off Hong Kong has opened its first Africa office in Nairobi. Nest is looking to invest and work with ... «Capital FM Kenya, Jul 15»
8
Symantec launches IoT and Big Data incubator program for security …
As companies continue to stress about cybersecurity threats that could lead to damaged brands, security giant Symantec Corp. is partnering ... «Silicon Valley Business Journal, Jul 15»
9
Incubator for wine & beer entrepreneurs could come to Sunnyside
Incubator for wine & beer entrepreneurs could come to Sunnyside ... wants to give entrepreneurs a leg up with a new beverage incubator. «KIMA CBS 29, Jul 15»
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Hong Kong Startup Incubator Says It's The First To Open Africa Office
Nest, Hong Kong's only private, full-service startup incubator, is growing its network to the African continent by opening an office in Nairobi. «AFKInsider, Jul 15»

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