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English
Etymology
From aerate + -or.
Noun
aerator (plural aerators)
- A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.
- Antonym: deaerator
faucet aerator
- A device used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.
- A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
a device which mixes air with a substance
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English aerator.[1] By surface analysis, aero- + -ator. First attested in 1874.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɛˈra.tɔr/
- Rhymes: -atɔr
- Syllabification: a‧e‧ra‧tor
Noun
aerator m inan
- aerator
- mechaniczny aerator ― mechanical aerator
- aerator powierzchniowy ― surface aerator
- działanie aeratora ― operation of an aerator
Declension
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “aerator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Gazeta Rolnicza, number R.14, no 17, 1874, page 132
Further reading
- aerator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- aerator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French aérateur.
Noun
aerator n (plural aeratoare)
- aerator
Declension