Incubator
noun
A machine that provides a safe, warm place for eggs to hatch or for premature babies to grow.
They placed the premature baby in an incubator.
Often appears as...
- baby incubator
- egg incubator
noun
A place or situation that helps create or develop new ideas, products, etc.
The city is an incubator for startup companies.
Often appears as...
- business incubator
- technology incubator
noun
A machine that provides a safe, warm place for eggs to hatch or for premature babies to grow.
They placed the premature baby in an incubator.
Often appears as...
- baby incubator
- egg incubator
noun
A place or situation that helps create or develop new ideas, products, etc.
The city is an incubator for startup companies.
Often appears as...
- business incubator
- technology incubator
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Healthcare Context
Used when discussing care for newborns, especially those needing extra medical attention.
The nurse checked the incubator every hour to monitor the infant's progress.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Instrument
Reflects a controlled environment necessary for delicate processes like hatching eggs or caring for preemies.
The zookeeper placed the endangered bird eggs into the incubator.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Warmth
An incubator often includes features to control humidity and oxygen levels, not just temperature.
The incubator's humidity settings were adjusted for the tropical bird eggs.
Pro Tip 1/3Healthcare Context
Used when discussing care for newborns, especially those needing extra medical attention.
The nurse checked the incubator every hour to monitor the infant's progress.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Instrument
Reflects a controlled environment necessary for delicate processes like hatching eggs or caring for preemies.
The zookeeper placed the endangered bird eggs into the incubator.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Warmth
An incubator often includes features to control humidity and oxygen levels, not just temperature.
The incubator's humidity settings were adjusted for the tropical bird eggs.
Pro Tip 1/3Healthcare Context
Used when discussing care for newborns, especially those needing extra medical attention.
The nurse checked the incubator every hour to monitor the infant's progress.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Instrument
Reflects a controlled environment necessary for delicate processes like hatching eggs or caring for preemies.
The zookeeper placed the endangered bird eggs into the incubator.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Warmth
An incubator often includes features to control humidity and oxygen levels, not just temperature.
The incubator's humidity settings were adjusted for the tropical bird eggs.
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Renny Gleeson: 404, the...
I mean, I've heard about that. So where this comes into play and why this is important is I head up a technology incubator, and we had eight startups sitting around there. And those startups are focused on what they are, not what they're not, until one day Athletepath, which is a website that focuses on services for extreme athletes, found this video.
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How Airbnb designs for...
they've actually even started this. They've repurposed hundreds of government parking spots to be shared by residents. They're connecting students who need a place to live with empty-nesters who have extra rooms. And they've started an incubator to help fund the next generation of sharing economy start-ups.
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The Border Between Crocs...
to sell to commercial farmers to raise for slaughter. What's their fate? Their fate is they'll go in the incubator, and then they'll go into a farm somewhere. On the farm raises them to turn them into leather goods? Leather goods, and they go into meat and souvenirs and
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Can you solve the cuddly...
When all the eggs have combined into a single egg, the creature that hatches will bond with you on sight, which is why getting a Cuddly is so important. After all, you made a promise to your son. Which color egg should you add to the incubator to get a cuddly?
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Timothy Prestero: Design...
So this is the NeoNurture infant incubator, and this has a lot of smarts built into it, and we felt great. So the idea here is, unlike the concept car, we want to marry something beautiful with something that actually works. And our idea is that this design
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Why should you read...
were fading away. London was becoming the incubator of the modern world through new patterns in industry, trade, and social mobility. Dickens's London is therefore a dualistic a harsh world that is simultaneously filled with wonder and possibility.
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Small-business solutions...
know a friend of mine told me he said he went to college he went to an incubator and this he saw his company in defense he was a great company no sanitary pad reusable sanitary pad well what happens
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Two Baby Tamarin Monkeys...
the problem is uleli would attack them if she saw them so there's only one thing for it the babies are safe in the incubator and ulelia is now anesthetized it's time for perhaps the most important
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Komodo Dragons PIPE...
incubator eggs are hatching and these rare baby Komodo dragons are getting their first glimpse of the world working with an animal like this that
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Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
tiny tiny little joey out of here out of pouch into the incubator so this is a very important girl very important
Video examples
Renny Gleeson: 404, the...
I mean, I've heard about that. So where this comes into play and why this is important is I head up a technology incubator, and we had eight startups sitting around there. And those startups are focused on what they are, not what they're not, until one day Athletepath, which is a website that focuses on services for extreme athletes, found this video.
Video examples
How Airbnb designs for...
they've actually even started this. They've repurposed hundreds of government parking spots to be shared by residents. They're connecting students who need a place to live with empty-nesters who have extra rooms. And they've started an incubator to help fund the next generation of sharing economy start-ups.
Video examples
The Border Between Crocs...
to sell to commercial farmers to raise for slaughter. What's their fate? Their fate is they'll go in the incubator, and then they'll go into a farm somewhere. On the farm raises them to turn them into leather goods? Leather goods, and they go into meat and souvenirs and
Video examples
Can you solve the cuddly...
When all the eggs have combined into a single egg, the creature that hatches will bond with you on sight, which is why getting a Cuddly is so important. After all, you made a promise to your son. Which color egg should you add to the incubator to get a cuddly?
Video examples
Timothy Prestero: Design...
So this is the NeoNurture infant incubator, and this has a lot of smarts built into it, and we felt great. So the idea here is, unlike the concept car, we want to marry something beautiful with something that actually works. And our idea is that this design
Video examples
Why should you read...
were fading away. London was becoming the incubator of the modern world through new patterns in industry, trade, and social mobility. Dickens's London is therefore a dualistic a harsh world that is simultaneously filled with wonder and possibility.
Video examples
Small-business solutions...
know a friend of mine told me he said he went to college he went to an incubator and this he saw his company in defense he was a great company no sanitary pad reusable sanitary pad well what happens
Video examples
Two Baby Tamarin Monkeys...
the problem is uleli would attack them if she saw them so there's only one thing for it the babies are safe in the incubator and ulelia is now anesthetized it's time for perhaps the most important
Video examples
Komodo Dragons PIPE...
incubator eggs are hatching and these rare baby Komodo dragons are getting their first glimpse of the world working with an animal like this that
Video examples
Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
tiny tiny little joey out of here out of pouch into the incubator so this is a very important girl very important
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Quote examples
Bonnie Bassler
American Scientist
It's a manic-depressive life. You run in here, you open your incubator, your experiment makes no sense, you think, 'I hate this job.' Then ten minutes later you think, 'Well, now, maybe I'll try this or I'll try that.' You do it because you know there will be an 'a-ha!' day.
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Larry Harvey
American Celebrity
Well it seems to me, that all real communities grow out of a shared confrontation with survival. Communities are not produced by sentiment or mere goodwill. They grow out of a shared struggle. Our situation in the desert is an incubator for community.
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Tae Yoo
American Businesswoman
Cultivating a global incubator network would help people from all backgrounds bring creative ideas to market and launch startups that generate more jobs - and would also align to the growing interest among youth for entrepreneurship.
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Jay Samit
American Businessman
No first-time entrepreneur has the business network of contacts needed to succeed. An incubator should be well integrated into the local business community and have a steady source of contacts and introductions.
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Charlie Baker
American Politician
The most important thing you need to make one of those incubator/accelerator type projects work is to have some people who understand how to do it and want to do it in a particular place.
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Jeremy Heimans
Australian Activist
I am the CEO and co-founder of Purpose - a social movement incubator and agency. We work on ways to help millions of people combine their power as citizens, consumers and cultural agents.
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Spencer Paysinger
American Athlete
I wish football, as a culture, bred more than just a football player. It has the ability to be an incubator and transition players properly.
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Pat McGrath
It's amazing to be an incubator. Many of my muses have gone on to other brands.
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Brock Pierce
American Businessman
Before Blockchain Capital, I was cranking out startups like an incubator.
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Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
Quote examples
Bonnie Bassler
American Scientist
It's a manic-depressive life. You run in here, you open your incubator, your experiment makes no sense, you think, 'I hate this job.' Then ten minutes later you think, 'Well, now, maybe I'll try this or I'll try that.' You do it because you know there will be an 'a-ha!' day.
Quote examples
Larry Harvey
American Celebrity
Well it seems to me, that all real communities grow out of a shared confrontation with survival. Communities are not produced by sentiment or mere goodwill. They grow out of a shared struggle. Our situation in the desert is an incubator for community.
Quote examples
Tae Yoo
American Businesswoman
Cultivating a global incubator network would help people from all backgrounds bring creative ideas to market and launch startups that generate more jobs - and would also align to the growing interest among youth for entrepreneurship.
Quote examples
Jay Samit
American Businessman
No first-time entrepreneur has the business network of contacts needed to succeed. An incubator should be well integrated into the local business community and have a steady source of contacts and introductions.
Quote examples
Charlie Baker
American Politician
The most important thing you need to make one of those incubator/accelerator type projects work is to have some people who understand how to do it and want to do it in a particular place.
Quote examples
Jeremy Heimans
Australian Activist
I am the CEO and co-founder of Purpose - a social movement incubator and agency. We work on ways to help millions of people combine their power as citizens, consumers and cultural agents.
Quote examples
Spencer Paysinger
American Athlete
I wish football, as a culture, bred more than just a football player. It has the ability to be an incubator and transition players properly.
Quote examples
Pat McGrath
It's amazing to be an incubator. Many of my muses have gone on to other brands.
Quote examples
Brock Pierce
American Businessman
Before Blockchain Capital, I was cranking out startups like an incubator.
Quote examples
Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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