inflator

Fills with air

An inflator is a device or mechanism that fills something with air or gas: a tire inflator, a life jacket inflator.

The word also describes someone who inflates figures or claims: Critics called him an inflator of statistics.

Also spelled inflater.

device

nozzle

Flow-directing pipe fitting

  • valveFluid flow controller
  • gaugeStandard of measurement
  • regulatorDevice maintaining steady output

adapter · blower · bellows

inflatables

tire

Lose strength or energy

football · kayak · paddleboard

pressure

psi

23rd Greek letter

  • gaugeStandard of measurement
  • barDrinking establishment
  • pascalSI pressure unit

kilopascal · atmosphere · manometer · calibration · auto-shutoff

expansion

swelling

Abnormal tissue enlargement

filling · pressurization · expansion

Categories
Opposites
action on air/gas volume

inflatordeflator

Thing that shrinks pressure

deflater · vacuum pump · puncture · compressor · puncturer

Phrases
Family

inflate, inflation, inflated, inflating, inflatable, inflates, inflations, inflatables, inflater

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G