steam
Webster Dictionary
to expose to the action of steam. to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc
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whistle
Webster Dictionary
an instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under steam.
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sauna
(sauna, sweat room)
Princeton's WordNet
a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
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sweat room
(sauna, sweat room)
Princeton's WordNet
a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
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pressurized water reactor
(pressurized water reactor, PWR)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
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pwr
(pressurized water reactor, PWR)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
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steam whistle
(steam whistle)
Princeton's WordNet
a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam. usually attached to a steam boiler
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blast
(æst, blɑst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a jet of steam directed up a smokestack, as of a steam locomotive, to increase draft.
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steam engine
(ˈstimˌboʊt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an engine worked by steam. typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
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regulator
Webster Dictionary
a contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive
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cut-off
Webster Dictionary
the valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stroke, so as to allow the remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive force of the steam already let in. See Expansion gear, under Expansion
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injector
Webster Dictionary
a contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water. The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; -- also called Giffard's injector, from the inventor
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boiling water reactor
(boiling water reactor, BWR)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
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bwr
(boiling water reactor, BWR)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
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trunnion
Webster Dictionary
a gudgeon on each side of an oscillating steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to convey steam
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cushion
Webster Dictionary
a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston
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spanner
Webster Dictionary
a contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam
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steamy
Webster Dictionary
consisting of, or resembling, steam. full of steam. vaporous; misty
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cylinder
Webster Dictionary
the chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam
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condenser
Webster Dictionary
an apparatus, separate from the cylinder, in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of cold water or air. See Illust. of Steam engine
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prime
Webster Dictionary
to work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler
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nozzle
Webster Dictionary
a short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler
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vacuum
Webster Dictionary
the condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam. etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square inch
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vaporization
Webster Dictionary
the act or process of vaporizing, or the state of being converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor; specifically, the conversion of water into steam. as in a steam boiler
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high-pressure
Webster Dictionary
having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam. air, water, etc., and of steam. air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc
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chest
Webster Dictionary
a tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam. liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ
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steamer
Webster Dictionary
a steam fire engine. See under Steam
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pack
Webster Dictionary
to render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam. as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine
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blast pipe
Webster Dictionary
the exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast
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port
Webster Dictionary
a passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam. water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face
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