incubator C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾɚ/ UK /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #26042 Meanings 1 noun A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies. So the question that is commonly asked is, why put a media incubator in a media desert and have it managed by a civil servant? This gets to the heart of the institutional support problem in Wales. 2 noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat 3 noun Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction. 4 noun An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · apparatus consisting of a... brooder 4 noun · an apparatus used to... brooder Word family Derived forms bioincubatormicroincubator Related forms incubateincubationincubative Etymology From incubate + -or. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # incubator **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 26042 ## Meanings 1. A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies. 2. apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat 3. Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction. 4. An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby. ## Examples - So the question that is commonly asked is, why put a media incubator in a media desert and have it managed by a civil servant? This gets to the heart of the institutional support problem in Wales. ## Derived Forms - bioincubator - microincubator ## Related Forms - incubate - incubation - incubative ## Etymology From incubate + -or. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown