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VENTILATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
Synonyms:
breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ventilator" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ventilator"):
Aqua-Lung; aqualung; scuba (a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)
oxygen mask (a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank)
inhalator; respirator (a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration)
resuscitator (a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration)
snorkel (breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ventilator" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Meronyms (parts of "ventilator"):
air cleaner; air filter (a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it)
Holonyms ("ventilator" is a part of...):
ventilating system; ventilation; ventilation system (a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air)
Derivation:
ventilate (expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen)
ventilate (furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape)
ventilate (expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage)
Context examples:
An inspection of his chair showed me that he had been in the habit of standing on it, which of course would be necessary in order that he should reach the ventilator.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He had ceased to strike and was gazing up at the ventilator when suddenly there broke from the silence of the night the most horrible cry to which I have ever listened.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
You can see now that it is fastened to a hook just above where the little opening for the ventilator is.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Suddenly there was the momentary gleam of a light up in the direction of the ventilator, which vanished immediately, but was succeeded by a strong smell of burning oil and heated metal.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
They seem to have been of a most interesting character—dummy bell-ropes, and ventilators which do not ventilate.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
You saw the ventilator, too?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I deduced a ventilator.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
My attention was speedily drawn, as I have already remarked to you, to this ventilator, and to the bell-rope which hung down to the bed. The discovery that this was a dummy, and that the bed was clamped to the floor, instantly gave rise to the suspicion that the rope was there as a bridge for something passing through the hole and coming to the bed.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
