Meanings
nounincubator (plural incubators)
plural incubators
- chemistryAny apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
- businessA support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.
So the question that is commonly asked is, why put a media incubator in a media desert and have it managed by a civil servant? This gets to the heart of the institutional support problem in Wales.
2006, Philip N. Cooke, Creative Industries in Wales: Potential and Pitfalls, page 341 more example
Tech City is very big on "incubators" – places where startups are supposed to grow out of a collection of adjacent desks in a huge barracks of other adjacent desks – and on luring big firms to the East End of London.
2014 March 10, Cory Doctorow, “The slow death of Silicon Roundabout”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.
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nounAn apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.
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nounapparatus 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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Translations
Afrikaans broeikas, broeikas
- broeikasapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- broeikasmedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Arabic حَاضِنَة
- حَاضِنَة (ḥāḍina)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Bulgarian инкубатор, инкубатор
- инкубатор (inkubator)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- инкубатор (inkubator)support program for entrepreneurial companies
- кувьоз (kuvjoz)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Catalan incubadora, incubadora
- incubadoraapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- incubadorasupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- incubadoramedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Chinese Mandarin 孵化器, 孵蛋器
- 孵化器 (fūhuàqì)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- 孵蛋器 (fūdànqì)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- 恆溫器 /恒温器 (héngwēnqì)place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- 恆溫箱 /恒温箱 (héngwēnxiāng)place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- 孵化器 (fūhuàqì)support program for entrepreneurial companies
- 保育器 (bǎoyùqì)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- 育嬰箱 /育婴箱 (yùyīngxiāng)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- 保溫箱 /保温箱 (bǎowēnxiāng)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Czech inkubátor
- inkubátormedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Dutch couveuse
- couveusemedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Finnish hautomakone, inkubaattori
- hautomakoneapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- inkubaattoriplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- hautomosupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- keskoskaappimedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- inkubaattorimedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
French couveuse, incubateur
- couveuseapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- incubateurplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- incubateursupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- incubateurchemistry: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction
- incubateurmedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- couveusemedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
German Brutkasten, Inkubator
- Brutkastenapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- Inkubatorplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- Inkubatorsupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- Brutkastenmedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- Inkubatormedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Hungarian keltető, keltetőszekrény
- keltetőapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- keltetőszekrényapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- keltetőgépapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- tojáskeltetőapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- inkubátorapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- inkubátorplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- termosztátplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- csíráztatóplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- csíráztatókamraplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- inkubátorsupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- keltetősupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- inkubátorchemistry: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction
Italian incubatore, incubatrice
- incubatoresupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- incubatricemedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Japanese 孵化器, 孵卵器
- 孵化器 (fukaki)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- 孵卵器 (furanki)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- 定温器 (teionki)place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- 保育器 (hoikuki)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- インキュベーター (inkyubētā)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Korean 부화기, 부란기
- 부화기 (buhwagi)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- 부란기 (buran'gi)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- 정온기 (jeong'on'gi)place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- 보육기 (boyukgi)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
- 인큐베이터 (inkyubeiteo)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Latin incubātor, incubātrix
- incubātorapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- incubātrixapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
Polish inkubator, inkubator
- inkubatorapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- inkubatorsupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- inkubatormedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Portuguese incubadora, incubadeira
- incubadoraapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- incubadeiraapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- chocadeiraapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- incubadorachemistry: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction
- incubadoramedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Romanian incubator, incubator
- incubatorapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- incubatorplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- incubatorchemistry: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction
- incubatormedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Russian инкуба́тор, инкуба́тор
- инкуба́тор (inkubátor)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- инкуба́тор (inkubátor)chemistry: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction
- инкуба́тор (inkubátor)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Spanish incubadora, estufa de cultivo
- incubadoraapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- estufa de cultivoplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- incubadoraplace to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature
- incubadorasupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- incubadoramedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Swedish inkubator, företagskuvös
- inkubatorsupport program for entrepreneurial companies
- företagskuvössupport program for entrepreneurial companies
Tagalog pamisaan, limliman
- pamisaanapparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- limlimanmedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Turkish kuvöz
- kuvözmedicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Ukrainian інкуба́тор, інкуба́тор
- інкуба́тор (inkubátor)apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs
- інкуба́тор (inkubátor)support program for entrepreneurial companies
- інкуба́тор (inkubátor)medicine: apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with incubator
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incubator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incubator
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“incubator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incubator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incubator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incubator.
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