incubator

[ in-kyuh-bey-ter, ing- ]

/ ˈɪn kyəˌbeɪ tər, ˈɪŋ- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR incubator ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.

an enclosed apparatus in which prematurely born infants are kept in controlled conditions, as of temperature, for protection and care.

an apparatus in which media inoculated with microorganisms are cultivated at a constant temperature.

a person or thing that incubates.

Business. an enterprise that provides support services to entrepreneurs refining startup concepts, in a continuing and open-ended relationship that includes access to mentoring, networking, or legal assistance, often in a collaborative workspace.Compare accelerator (def. 9).

Origin of incubator

First recorded in 1855–60; from Late Latin: literally, “one who lies in or upon (something); one who sleeps in a temple or shrine”; see origin at incubate, -tor

Words nearby incubator

incubate, incubation, incubation patch, incubation period, incubative stage, incubator, incubous, incubus, incudal, incudectomy, incudes

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for incubator

Xue had left a failed experiment, a dish full of human tumor cells, in the incubator, and when he looked two weeks later, he found a dish full of neurons.
The Neurons That Appeared from Nowhere - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Nayanah Siva|September 2, 2020|Nautilus
With each new brand idea, the incubator is running market tests, analyzing the success of those tests and then deciding whether or not to proceed with the brand.
‘We have to be open to failure’: Why Ocean Spray launched a brand incubator for the DTC era|Kristina Monllos|September 1, 2020|Digiday
That’s exactly what Ocean Spray is doing with the incubator which has just five employees dedicated full-time to it.
‘We have to be open to failure’: Why Ocean Spray launched a brand incubator for the DTC era|Kristina Monllos|September 1, 2020|Digiday
It’s like a comet incubator, says planetary scientist Gal Sarid of the SETI Institute, who is based in Rockville, Md.
In a first, astronomers spotted a space rock turning into a comet|Lisa Grossman|August 18, 2020|Science News

Live on air, she said the Iraqis had removed 312 babies from incubators and left them to die on the cold floor.
The Great Lie of the First Gulf War|Mat Nashed|August 17, 2020|Ozy
America has long been the incubator of many spiritual creeds going back to the Great Awakening and even earlier.
The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One|Jack Schwartz|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He now works for the mayor of New York running their incubator for tech companies.
Mike Judge’s Genius Satire ‘Silicon Valley’ Skewers Tech Titans|Andrew Romano|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now five guys who program can pitch their company and get $100,000 from an incubator.
Mike Judge’s Genius Satire ‘Silicon Valley’ Skewers Tech Titans|Andrew Romano|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It launched in February an incubator to foster education start-ups.
E-Books And Cost Pressures Push College Students Away From Textbooks|CNBC|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I exist merely as meat for the hungry wolf, an incubator for his progeny and a servant to his needs.
Judith Regan: Todd Akin and Republican Men’s World of Unicorns, True Love—and No Rape|Judith Regan|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Smoke and gas in the room are likely to get into the incubator and harm the growing chicks.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
An excellent brooder may be made with a tank of hot water, covered well, the same as the incubator.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians|William K. David
He must have been an incubator baby, or else been found under a cabbage-leaf.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard
Place the box with the pipettes in the incubator and set the signal clock to ring at 15 minutes (or start the stop watch).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
The incubator itself (fig. 3) consists of an incubating or egg-drawer (E) heated from above by a warm-water tank (T).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for incubator

incubator

/ (ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtə) /

noun

med an enclosed transparent boxlike apparatus for housing prematurely born babies under optimum conditions until they are strong enough to survive in the normal environment

a container kept at a constant temperature in which birds' eggs can be artificially hatched or bacterial cultures grown

a person, animal, or thing that incubates

a commercial property, divided into small work units, which provides equipment and support to new businesses

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for incubator

incubator

A specialized crib used in caring for infants, in which the temperature and oxygen content of the air can be controlled. Often, babies who are born prematurely will be placed in an incubator until they have become strong enough to be housed in a regular crib.

Medical definitions for incubator

incubator

[ ĭn′kyə-bā′tər, ĭng′- ]

n.

An apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled, often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction.

An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration.

Scientific definitions for incubator

incubator

[ ĭn′kyə-bā′tər ]

An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially one that is ill or born before the usual gestation period, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration.

单词	incubator
释义	incubator [ in-kyuh-bey-ter, ing- ] / ˈɪn kyəˌbeɪ tər, ˈɪŋ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incubator ON THESAURUS.COM noun an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially. an enclosed apparatus in which prematurely born infants are kept in controlled conditions, as of temperature, for protection and care. an apparatus in which media inoculated with microorganisms are cultivated at a constant temperature. a person or thing that incubates. Business. an enterprise that provides support services to entrepreneurs refining startup concepts, in a continuing and open-ended relationship that includes access to mentoring, networking, or legal assistance, often in a collaborative workspace.Compare accelerator (def. 9). Origin of incubator First recorded in 1855–60; from Late Latin: literally, “one who lies in or upon (something); one who sleeps in a temple or shrine”; see origin at incubate, -tor Words nearby incubator incubate, incubation, incubation patch, incubation period, incubative stage, incubator, incubous, incubus, incudal, incudectomy, incudes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incubator Xue had left a failed experiment, a dish full of human tumor cells, in the incubator, and when he looked two weeks later, he found a dish full of neurons. The Neurons That Appeared from Nowhere - Issue 89: The Dark Side\|Nayanah Siva\|September 2, 2020\|Nautilus With each new brand idea, the incubator is running market tests, analyzing the success of those tests and then deciding whether or not to proceed with the brand. ‘We have to be open to failure’: Why Ocean Spray launched a brand incubator for the DTC era\|Kristina Monllos\|September 1, 2020\|Digiday That’s exactly what Ocean Spray is doing with the incubator which has just five employees dedicated full-time to it. ‘We have to be open to failure’: Why Ocean Spray launched a brand incubator for the DTC era\|Kristina Monllos\|September 1, 2020\|Digiday It’s like a comet incubator, says planetary scientist Gal Sarid of the SETI Institute, who is based in Rockville, Md. In a first, astronomers spotted a space rock turning into a comet\|Lisa Grossman\|August 18, 2020\|Science News Live on air, she said the Iraqis had removed 312 babies from incubators and left them to die on the cold floor. The Great Lie of the First Gulf War\|Mat Nashed\|August 17, 2020\|Ozy America has long been the incubator of many spiritual creeds going back to the Great Awakening and even earlier. The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One\|Jack Schwartz\|July 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He now works for the mayor of New York running their incubator for tech companies. Mike Judge’s Genius Satire ‘Silicon Valley’ Skewers Tech Titans\|Andrew Romano\|April 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Now five guys who program can pitch their company and get $100,000 from an incubator. Mike Judge’s Genius Satire ‘Silicon Valley’ Skewers Tech Titans\|Andrew Romano\|April 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It launched in February an incubator to foster education start-ups. E-Books And Cost Pressures Push College Students Away From Textbooks\|CNBC\|June 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I exist merely as meat for the hungry wolf, an incubator for his progeny and a servant to his needs. Judith Regan: Todd Akin and Republican Men’s World of Unicorns, True Love—and No Rape\|Judith Regan\|August 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Smoke and gas in the room are likely to get into the incubator and harm the growing chicks. Mechanical Devices in the Home\|Edith Louise Allen An excellent brooder may be made with a tank of hot water, covered well, the same as the incubator. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians\|William K. David He must have been an incubator baby, or else been found under a cabbage-leaf. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13\|Elbert Hubbard Place the box with the pipettes in the incubator and set the signal clock to ring at 15 minutes (or start the stop watch). The Elements of Bacteriological Technique\|John William Henry Eyre The incubator itself (fig. 3) consists of an incubating or egg-drawer (E) heated from above by a warm-water tank (T). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for incubator incubator / (ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪtə) / noun med an enclosed transparent boxlike apparatus for housing prematurely born babies under optimum conditions until they are strong enough to survive in the normal environment a container kept at a constant temperature in which birds' eggs can be artificially hatched or bacterial cultures grown a person, animal, or thing that incubates a commercial property, divided into small work units, which provides equipment and support to new businesses Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for incubator incubator A specialized crib used in caring for infants, in which the temperature and oxygen content of the air can be controlled. Often, babies who are born prematurely will be placed in an incubator until they have become strong enough to be housed in a regular crib. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for incubator incubator [ ĭn′kyə-bā′tər, ĭng′- ] n. An apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled, often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction. An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for incubator incubator [ ĭn′kyə-bā′tər ] An apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled, often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction. An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially one that is ill or born before the usual gestation period, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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