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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incubator  \In"cu*ba`tor\,  n. 
  That  which  incubates,  especially,  an  apparatus  by  means  of 
  which  eggs  are  hatched  by  artificial  heat. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incubator  \In"cu*ba`tor\,  n. 
  1.  A  contrivance  for  the  cultivation  of  micro["o]rganisms  by 
  maintaining  a  suitable  temperature. 
 
  2.  (Med.)  An  apparatus  for  rearing  prematurely  born  babies. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  incubator 
  n  :  a  box  designed  to  maintain  a  constant  temperature  by  the  use 
  of  a  thermostat;  used  for  chicks  or  premature  infants 
  [syn:  {brooder}] 




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