AERATOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("aerator" is a kind of...):

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

Derivation:

aerate (aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter)

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