English

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Etymology

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From aerate +‎ -or.

Noun

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aerator (plural aerators)

  1. A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.
    Antonym: deaerator
    faucet aerator
  2. A device used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.
  3. A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Polish: aerator

Translations

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English aerator.[1] By surface analysis, aero- +‎ -ator. First attested in 1874.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɛˈratɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: a‧e‧ra‧tor

Noun

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aerator m inan

  1. aerator
    mechaniczny aeratormechanical aerator
    aerator powierzchniowysurface aerator
    działanie aeratoraoperation of an aerator

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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “aerator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Gazeta Rolnicza[1], number R.14, no 17, 1874, page 132

Further reading

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  • aerator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • aerator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French aérateur.

Noun

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aerator n (plural aeratoare)

  1. aerator

Declension

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