Difference between revisions of "Blowpipe"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_94261" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A blowgun; a blowtube. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69309" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69309" /> == | ||
<p> A contrivance by which a current of air is driven through a flame, and the flame directed upon some fusible substance to fuse or vitrify it. </p> | <p> A contrivance by which a current of air is driven through a flame, and the flame directed upon some fusible substance to fuse or vitrify it. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_94261"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/blowpipe Blowpipe from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69309"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/blowpipe Blowpipe from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_69309"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/blowpipe Blowpipe from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object.
(2): (n.) A blowgun; a blowtube.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A contrivance by which a current of air is driven through a flame, and the flame directed upon some fusible substance to fuse or vitrify it.
