ventilator
4
4.6
- noun
- /ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtər/
- Specialized
:
ventilador
- On the horizon, warm air rising from the habitat ventilators formed cottony clouds overhead.
- recovery ventilator
- ventilator fan
- ventilator shaft
Examples
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We see the grillwork of the heat ventilator in the floor.
Fiction book (1991) -
The older classrooms had individual unit ventilators, and the newer section used central air.
Academic text (2005) -
This is the ventilator shaft, here.
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Well, the ventilator's on all night.
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Have those ventilator shafts been shut?
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The ventilator shafts on top of our block.
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Yet, she employs highly sophisticated computerized ventilators and a child mannequin to simulate clinical scenarios.
Academic text (2004) -
The hospital installed new ventilators in every room to improve air circulation.
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The classroom's ventilator helped remove stale air and kept the environment comfortable for students.
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To ensure proper ventilation, the building manager checked that all ventilators were functioning correctly.
Synonyms
293
1.0
A machine with blades that moves air to cool a room
119
4.2
A machine like a fan that makes a strong flow of air to move, cool, or dry things
4
3.2
A fan that moves smoke or moist air out of a room to make it less stuffy
3
1.9
A tool that moves air into or out of objects such as tires and balls
A machine that removes air, gas, or fumes from a place
A device or person that moves air to cool a room
How Powerful
- Specialized
4
4.6
7
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ventilator comes from the Latin ventilare ('to fan') and is related to the common word vent ('an opening for air'), so a ventilator for a room is a device that moves fresh air in or stale air out.