respirator
pronunciation
How to pronounce respirator in British English:
UK [ˈrespəreɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce respirator in American English:
US [ˈrɛspəˌretɚ]
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- Noun:
- a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
- a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
Word Origin
- respirator (n.)
- 1836, as an aid to breathing (originally a sort of gauze mask, agent noun from respire. As "machine to provide artificial respiration" from 1929.
Example
- 1. He 's on a respirator and is in a vegetative state .
- 2. Every respirator has multiple functional characteristics .
- 3. Doctors put the patient on a respirator .
- 4. Her breathing was assisted by a respirator .
- 5. The state news agency reported that mubarak was near death and put on a respirator after suffering a stroke .