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Definition of Baffles

Baffle
Baffle Baf"fle, n. 1. (Engin.) (a) A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and deflect them against the substance to be heated. (b) A grating or plate across a channel or pipe conveying water, gas, or the like, by which the flow is rendered more uniform in different parts of the cross section of the stream; -- used in measuring the rate of flow, as by means of a weir. 2. (Coal Mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine. [Local, U. S.]
Baffle
Baffle Baf"fle, v. i. 1. To practice deceit. [Obs.] --Barrow. 2. To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the winds. [R.]
Baffle
Baffle Baf"fle, n. A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture. [R.] ``A baffle to philosophy.' --South.

Meaning of Baffles from wikipedia

- Look up baffle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Baffle or baffles may refer to: Baffle (liquid mixing), auxiliary devices emplo**** in tank which suppress...
- chemical reactors, and static mixers. Baffles are an integral part of the s**** and tube heat exchanger design. A baffle is designed to support tube bundles...
- The Baffler is an American magazine of cultural, political, and business analysis. Established in 1988 by editors Thomas Frank and Keith White, it was...
- frequently attempt to follow another by hiding in its baffles. This led to the practice of "clearing the baffles", that is, turning to observe the blind spot and...
- A sound baffle is a construction or device which reduces the strength (level) of airborne sound. Sound baffles are a fundamental tool of noise mitigation...
- Baffled! is a 1973 British made-for-television supernatural mystery film directed by Philip Lea****. The story is part of the occult detective subgenre...
- A slosh baffle is a device used to dampen the adverse effects of liquid slosh in a tank. Slosh baffles have been implemented in a variety of applications...
- light levels often need optical baffles. There are many designs, depending on the desired goals. Generic optical baffle designs and their advantages for...
- abnormalities that a child is born with known as congenital heart defects. Baffles are usually constructed, at least in part, from a person's own heart tissue...
- capture pollutants and also remove collected particles from the baffles. Adding baffles slightly increases the pressure drop of the system. This type of...