ventilator C2 Topic:House & Home US /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/ See IPA manual Freq #18733 Meanings 1 noun a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure My parents were both on ventilators before they passed. 2 noun a device such as a fan that introduces fresh air or expels foul air We need a ventilator in this room. 3 noun A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently. Near-synonym: respirator. 4 noun Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation. A lover's quarrel is made up of jealousies, doubts, hopes, fears, and all sorts of fantastic fancies: a matrimonial dispute, on the contrary, is composed of familiar and ordinary matter, a sort of ventilator to the temper! Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a device that facilitates... breathing device 3 noun · a machine that moves... respirator Etymology From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ventilator **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/ **Frequency rank:** 18733 ## Meanings 1. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure 2. a device such as a fan that introduces fresh air or expels foul air 3. A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently. 4. Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation. ## Examples - My parents were both on ventilators before they passed. - We need a ventilator in this room. - Near-synonym: respirator. - A lover's quarrel is made up of jealousies, doubts, hopes, fears, and all sorts of fantastic fancies: a matrimonial dispute, on the contrary, is composed of familiar and ordinary matter, a sort of ventilator to the temper! ## Etymology From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator. ## Topics - House & Home markdown