Ventilator Meaning
/ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
nounA machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
Sentence Examples
She repaired a ventilator.
Tom has been on a ventilator since October.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient with severe pneumonia was placed on a ____ to help him breathe.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient was placed on a ____ to help them breathe while they were recovering from the serious medical operation today.
Word Origin & History
From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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!"
— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 188:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient with severe pneumonia was placed on a ____ to help him breathe.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient was placed on a ____ to help them breathe while they were recovering from the serious medical operation today.