Incubator

·add. ·noun An apparatus for rearing prematurely born babies.

II. Incubator ·noun That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.

III. Incubator ·add. ·noun A contrivance for the cultivation of microorganisms by maintaining a suitable temperature.

incubator
incŭbātor, ōris, m. [incubo]. I One who lies in any place (post-class.): fani, one who sleeps in a...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.