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AsafetidaAsafetida As`a*fet"i*da, Asafoetida As`a*f[oe]t"i*da, n.
[Asa + L. foetidus fetid.]
The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large
umbelliferous plant (Ferula asaf[oe]tida) of Persia and the
East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
[Written also assaf[oe]tida.] Insafety
Insafety In*safe"ty, n.
Insecurity; danger. [Obs.]
SafetySafety Safe"ty, n.
(a) (Amer. Football) A safety touchdown.
(b) Short for Safety bicycle. Safety bicycle
Safety bicycle Safety bicycle
A bicycle with equal or nearly equal wheels, usually 28
inches diameter, driven by pedals connected to the rear
(driving) wheel by a multiplying gear.
Safety chain
Safety chain Safety chain
(a) (Railroads) A normally slack chain for preventing
excessive movement between a truck and a car body in
sluing.
(b) An auxiliary watch chain, secured to the clothes, usually
out of sight, to prevent stealing of the watch.
(c) A chain of sheet metal links with an elongated hole
through each broad end, made up by doubling the first
link on itself, slipping the next link through and
doubling, and so on.
Safety switchSwitch Switch, n. [Cf. OD. swick a scourage, a whip. Cf.
Swink, Swing.]
1. A small, flexible twig or rod.
Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horse with
something like a thread; in her other hand she holds
a switch. --Addison.
2. (Railways) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails,
for transferring cars from one track to another.
3. A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at
jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.
4. (Elec.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric
current to another circuit.
Safety switch (Railways), a form of switch contrived to
prevent or lessen the danger of derailment of trains.
Switch back (Railways), an arrangement of tracks whereby
elevations otherwise insurmountable are passed. The track
ascends by a series of zigzags, the engine running
alternately forward and back, until the summit is reached.
Switch board (Elec.), a collection of switches in one piece
of apparatus, so arranged that a number of circuits may be
connected or combined in any desired manner. Safety tube Safety tube (Chem.), a tube to prevent explosion, or to
control delivery of gases by an automatic valvular
connection with the outer air; especially, a bent funnel
tube with bulbs for adding those reagents which produce
unpleasant fumes or violent effervescence.
Safety valve, a valve which is held shut by a spring or
weight and opens automatically to permit the escape of
steam, or confined gas, water, etc., from a boiler, or
other vessel, when the pressure becomes too great for
safety; also, sometimes, a similar valve opening inward to
admit air to a vessel in which the pressure is less than
that of the atmosphere, to prevent collapse. Safety valve Safety tube (Chem.), a tube to prevent explosion, or to
control delivery of gases by an automatic valvular
connection with the outer air; especially, a bent funnel
tube with bulbs for adding those reagents which produce
unpleasant fumes or violent effervescence.
Safety valve, a valve which is held shut by a spring or
weight and opens automatically to permit the escape of
steam, or confined gas, water, etc., from a boiler, or
other vessel, when the pressure becomes too great for
safety; also, sometimes, a similar valve opening inward to
admit air to a vessel in which the pressure is less than
that of the atmosphere, to prevent collapse. Unsafety
Unsafety Un*safe"ty, n.
The quality or state of being in peril; absence of safety;
insecurity. --Bacon.
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