अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश
अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश
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A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a
pneumatic drill.
An engine driven by heated or by compressed air.
See under Gas.
A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is
used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a
reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled
by a valve actuated by the trigger.
A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in
the ice not frozen over.
A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a
blowhole.
A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be
filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.
Spirit level. See Level.
A pipe for the passage of air; esp. a ventilating pipe.
A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an
aerophyte.
An instrument to measure the weight of air.
A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed
steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air.
A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed
space; also, a pump to condense air or force it into a closed space.
One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds,
which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the
lungs; an air cell.
A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into
a mine or a tunnel.
A stove for heating a current of air which is directed
against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed through a
building.
A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting
air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel
of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air
vessels of insects are called tracheae, of plants spiral vessels.
Air-built
(a.)
Erected in the air; having no solid foundation;
chimerical; as, an air-built castle.
Air-drawn
(a.)
Drawn in air; imaginary.
Air-slacked
(a.)
Slacked, or pulverized, by exposure to the air; as,
air-slacked lime.