Definitions for ventilator

ventilator ven·ti·la·tor

Spelling: [ven-tl-ey-ter]
IPA: /ˈvɛn tlˌeɪ tər/

Ventilator is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 864 anagrams from letters in ventilator (aeilnorttv).

Definitions for ventilator

noun

  1. a person or thing that ventilates.
  2. a contrivance or opening for replacing foul or stagnant air with fresh air.
  3. Medicine/Medical. a respirator.

Origin of ventilator

First recorded in 1735-45; ventilate + -or2

Examples for ventilator

They came to her clearly through the ventilator above the fanlight.

They want money, not to shut off the ventilator of a particular patient.

As they drew near he perceived that it was a large ship's ventilator.

He is paralyzed, breathes through a ventilator, and communicates via a sophisticated computer.

He lectured the witness that the location of two ventilator fans was very important “because it will show you are lying.”

As there was no window or other ventilator, and it was a warm day, I could not close the door.

"No more," repeated Hewitt, rattling his stick in the ventilator again.

Early signs indicate the windpipe is working, Hannah's doctors announced Tuesday, although she is still on a ventilator.

“No; lower all down through the ventilator,” cried Mark, from where he had walked.

“Sometimes you might withdraw a ventilator in cases of very severe and permanent neurological damage,” Joffe said.

Word Value for ventilator
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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