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respirator |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Respirator \Res"pi*ra`tor\ (r?s"p?*r?`t?r), n. [Cf. F. respirateur.] A divice of gauze or wire, covering the mouth or nose, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances, as dust or smoke. Being warmed by the breath, it tempers cold air passing through it and may also be used for the inhalation of medicated vapors. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: respirator n 1: a device for administering long-term artificial respiration [syn: {inhalator}] 2: a mask with a filter protects the face an lungs against poisonous gases [syn: {gasmask}, {gas helmet}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: RESPIRATOR, n. An apparatus fitted over the nose and mouth of an inhabitant of London, whereby to filter the visible universe in its passage to the lungs.
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