respirator

plural respirators

1. A device to assist breathing.
   1. especially occupational safety and healthA face mask with an integrated filter or filters to keep out harmful dusts, fumes, and mists.

      Any N95 respirator is designed to filter out 95 percent of particles 0.3 microns or larger.

      3 more examples

      The painters in the paint booth were wearing the kind of respirators with dual filter canisters.

      Similarly, a few studies have suggested that high-quality respirators can trap 95 percent of nanoparticles. But "whether 95 percent efficiency is good enough or not is still open to discussion," said Hung Min Chein of the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Chutung, Taiwan, who is studying the issue.

      2006 April 8, Rick Weiss, “Nanotech Raises Worker-Safety Questions”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2022

      A national hive mind has come to life on an open source Facebook group where hundreds of strangers trade tips on making respirator masks with baby wipes and paper towels, […]

      2020 March 30, Andrew Jacobs, Rachel Abrams, “Hive Mind of Makers Rises to Meet Pandemic”, in The New York Times, →ISSN