incubator, brooder
(noun) apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incubator (plural incubators)
(chemistry) Any apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
(medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.
An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.
A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.
(business) A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.
• (apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby): brooder
• (apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs): brooder
Source: Wiktionary
In"cu*ba`tor, n.
Definition: That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
