Incubator
['ɪŋkjʊbeɪtə] or ['ɪŋkjubetɚ]
Definition
(noun.) apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.
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Definition
(n.) That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.
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Examples
- To make this incubator get your tinner to make you a tank 15 inches wide, 30 inches long, and 12 inches deep, of galvanized iron or zinc, the iron being preferable. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- As I reached their side a glance showed me that all but a very few eggs had hatched, the incubator being fairly alive with the hideous little devils. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Heat the water in two or more boilers, as a large quantity will be required, and pour it in through the tube on top of the incubator boiling hot, using a funnel in the tube for the purpose. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- About noon we espied far to our right what was evidently an incubator, and Lorquas Ptomel directed Tars Tarkas to investigate it. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- This incubator will hatch chicks, ducks, turkeys, or guineas, and we see no reason why it should not hatch the egg of the ostrich or anything else as well. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I noticed that their eggs were so much smaller than those I saw hatching in your incubator, I added. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- When the front is completed the incubator is seen at Fig.?1. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- This incubator contains the germs of modern water heaters. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It is then placed in an incubator oven and is subjected to a gentle heat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In a golden incubator upon the roof of our palace lay a snow-white egg. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- As I came to a halt before him, Tars Tarkas pointed over the incubator and said, Sak. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- As I turned for a last look as I left the palace garden I had seen her stagger and sink upon the ground beside the little incubator. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- A week’s practice in operating the incubator will surprise one how simple the work is. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- As I returned, Lorquas Ptomel grunted something at me, and turning to his warriors gave a few words of command relative to the incubator. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The work at the incubator was short indeed. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- These are then placed in the almost air-tight incubators to be hatched by the sun's rays after a period of another five years. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The incubators are built in remote fastnesses, where there is little or no likelihood of their being discovered by other tribes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Chicks hatched by incubators, if rightly cared for, do better than with hens, and are stronger and more vigorous. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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