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AERATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aerator mean?
• AERATOR (noun)
The noun AERATOR has 1 sense:
1. an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
Familiarity information: AERATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("aerator" is a kind of...):
apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)
Derivation:
aerate (aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter)
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