Meaning

3 senses
  1. A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.

    faucet aerator

    Belüfter, Belüftungsanlage

  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.

More definitions
  • an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)

Examples

5 sentences
  1. You may need to adjust the faucet aerator.

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  2. You should unscrew the faucet aerator for cleaning.

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  3. You should clean the aerator to improve faucet flow.

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  4. You should remove the aerator to clean it thoroughly.

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  5. Can you clean the faucet aerator with a brush?

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a device which mixes air with a substance:

Forms

plural: aerators
Singularaerator
Pluralaerators

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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