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respirator

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See also: respirátor

English

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Etymology

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From respirate +‎ -or.

Noun

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respirator (plural respirators)

  1. A facemask designed to keep out harmful dusts, fumes, and mists.
    Hyponym: ventilator
    1. (occupational safety and health) A form of personal protective equipment, or PPE.
      The N95 respirator is designed to filter out 95 percent of particles 0.3 microns in size.
    2. A device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered, as by a medical condition or the presence of poisonous vapors.
      The house painters were each officially required to wear a respirator, but this was sometimes disregarded in the extreme heat.

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Danish

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Noun

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respirator c (singular definite respiratoren, plural indefinite respiratorer)

  1. respirator

Declension

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Latin

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Verb

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respīrātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of respīrō

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from French respirateur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɛs.piˈra.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: res‧pi‧ra‧tor

Noun

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respirator m inan

  1. ventilator (machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently)
  2. respirator (device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered, as by a medical condition or the presence of poisonous vapors)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • respirator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • respirator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French respiratoire. By surface analysis, respira +‎ -tor.

Adjective

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respirator m or n (feminine singular respiratoare, masculine plural respiratori, feminine and neuter plural respiratoare)

  1. respiratory

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite respirator respiratoare respiratori respiratoare
definite respiratorul respiratoarea respiratorii respiratoarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite respirator respiratoare respiratori respiratoare
definite respiratorului respiratoarei respiratorilor respiratoarelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /respǐraːtor/
  • Hyphenation: res‧pi‧ra‧tor

Noun

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respìrātor m (Cyrillic spelling респѝра̄тор)

  1. respirator

Declension

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Swedish

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Noun

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respirator c

  1. respirator

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