Meaning of AIR PUMP
| Pronunciation: | | ehr pump
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[n] a pump that moves air in or out of something |
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| | Synonyms: | | vacuum pump |
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| | See Also: | | condensation pump, diffusion pump, inflater, inflator, ion pump, pump | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Air" pump`\
1. (Physics) 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.
2. (Steam Engines) A pump used to exhaust from a condenser
the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and
any commingled air.
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