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ASPIRATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aspirator mean?
• ASPIRATOR (noun)
The noun ASPIRATOR has 1 sense:
1. a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
Familiarity information: ASPIRATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("aspirator" is a kind of...):
pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
Derivation:
aspirate (inhale (air, water, etc.))
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