In"cu*ba`tor (?), n. 1. A contrivance for the cultivation of microörganisms by maintaining a suitable temperature.

2. (Med.) An apparatus for rearing prematurely born babies.

In"cu*ba`tor (?), n. That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.

In"cu*ba`tor (?), n. 1. A contrivance for the cultivation of microörganisms by maintaining a suitable temperature.

2. (Med.) An apparatus for rearing prematurely born babies.