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Air thermometer 14. (Paint.)
(a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of
the atmospheric medium through which every object in
nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc.
(b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of
that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt.
15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a
compound term. In most cases it might be written
indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the
first element of the compound term, with or without the
hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder;
air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.
Air balloon. See Balloon.
Air bath.
(a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body.
(b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any
desired temperature.
Air castle. See Castle in the air, under Castle.
Air compressor, a machine for compressing air to be used as
a motive power.
Air crossing, a passage for air in a mine.
Air cushion, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated;
also, a device for arresting motion without shock by
confined air.
Air fountain, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by
the force of compressed air.
Air furnace, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and
not on blast.
Air line, a straight line; a bee line. Hence
Air-line, adj.; as, air-line road.
Air lock (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between
the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a
pneumatic caisson. --Knight.
Air port (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit
air.
Air spring, a spring in which the elasticity of air is
utilized.
Air thermometer, a form of thermometer in which the
contraction and expansion of air is made to measure
changes of temperature.
Air threads, gossamer.
Air trap, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas
from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.
Air trunk, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated
air from a room.
Air valve, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of
air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler
and allows air to enter.
Air way, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of
an air pump; an air way in a mine.
In the air.
(a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as
rumors.
(b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.
(c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken
in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air.
To take air, to be divulged; to be made public.
To take the air, to go abroad; to walk or ride out. AthermancyAthermancy A*ther"man*cy ([.a]*th[~e]r"m[a^]n*s[y^]), n. [See
Athermanous.]
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
--Tyndall. Athermous
Athermous A*ther"mous, a. (Chem.)
Athermanous.
Barothermograph
Barothermograph Bar`o*ther"mo*graph, n. [Gr. ? weight +
thermograph.]
An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as
of the atmosphere.
Celsius thermometerCentigrade Cen"ti*grade, a. [L. centum a hundred + gradus
degree: cf. F. centigrade.]
Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred
divisions or equal parts. Specifically: Of or pertaining to
the centigrade thermometer; as, 10[deg] centigrade (or
10[deg] C.).
Centigrade thermometer, a thermometer having the zero or 0
at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and
the distance between that and the point indicating the
boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees.
It is called also the Celsius thermometer, from Anders
Celsius, the originator of this scale. Centigrade thermometerCentigrade Cen"ti*grade, a. [L. centum a hundred + gradus
degree: cf. F. centigrade.]
Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred
divisions or equal parts. Specifically: Of or pertaining to
the centigrade thermometer; as, 10[deg] centigrade (or
10[deg] C.).
Centigrade thermometer, a thermometer having the zero or 0
at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and
the distance between that and the point indicating the
boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees.
It is called also the Celsius thermometer, from Anders
Celsius, the originator of this scale. DiathermalDiathermal Di`a*ther"mal, a. [Gr. ? thoroughly warm; dia`
through + ? warm, hot. Cf. Diathermous.]
Freely permeable by radiant heat. DiathermancyDiathermancy Di`a*ther"man*cy, Diathermaneity
Di`a*ther`ma*ne"i*ty, n. [See Diathermanous.]
The property of transmitting radiant heat; the quality of
being diathermous. --Melloni. DiathermaneityDiathermancy Di`a*ther"man*cy, Diathermaneity
Di`a*ther`ma*ne"i*ty, n. [See Diathermanous.]
The property of transmitting radiant heat; the quality of
being diathermous. --Melloni. Diathermanism
Diathermanism Di`a*ther"ma*nism, n.
The doctrine or the phenomena of the transmission of radiant
heat. --Nichol.
DiathermanousDiathermanous Di`a*ther"ma*nous, a. [Gr. ? to warm through;
dia` through + ? to warm, ? warm.]
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal;
-- opposed to athermanous. Diathermic
Diathermic Di`a*ther"mic, a.
Affording a free passage to heat; as, diathermic substances.
--Melloni.
DiathermometerDiathermometer Di`a*ther*mom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? warm + -meter.
See Diathermal.] (Physics)
An instrument for examining the thermal resistance or
heat-conducting power of liquids. DiathermousDiathermous Di`a*ther"mous, a.
Same as Diathermal. Electro-thermancy
Electro-thermancy E*lec`tro-ther"man*cy, n.
That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect
of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor,
or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals.
EndothermicEndothermic En`do*ther"mic, a. [Pref. endo- + thermic.]
(Chem.)
Designating, or pert. to, a reaction which occurs with
absorption of heat; formed by such a reaction; as, an
endothermic substance; -- opposed to exothermic. ExothermicExothermic Ex`o*ther"mic, a. [Pref. exo- + thermic.] (Chem.)
Characterized by, or formed with, evolution of heat; as, an
exothermic reaction; -- opposed to endothermic. FarthermoreFarthermore Far"ther*more*", adv. [Obs.]
See Furthermore. Farthermost
Farthermost Far"ther*most`, a.
Most remote; farthest.
Furthermore
Furthermore Fur"ther*more", adv.
or conj. Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been
said.
Furthermost
Furthermost Fur"ther*most", a.
Most remote; furthest.
Geothermometer
Geothermometer Ge`o*ther*mom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the
earth + E. thermometer.] (Physics)
A thermometer specially constructed for measuring
temperetures at a depth below the surface of the ground.
HaematothermaHaematotherma H[ae]m`a*to*ther"ma, n. pl. (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Hematotherma. Haematothermal
Haematothermal H[ae]m`a*to*ther"mal, a.
Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
Hematherm
Hematherm Hem"a*therm, n. [Gr. a"i^ma blood + ? warm.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A warm-blooded animal. [R.]
Hemathermal
Hemathermal Hem`a*ther"mal, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Warm-blooded; hematothermal. [R]
Hematotherma
Hematotherma Hem`a*to*ther"ma, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. a"i^ma,
a"i`matos, blood + thermo`s warm.] (Zo["o]l.)
The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and
birds; -- the antithesis to hematocrya.
Hematothermal
Hematothermal Hem"a*to*ther"mal, a.
Warm-blooded.
Hithermost
Hithermost Hith"er*most`, a.
Nearest on this side. --Sir M. Hale.
HomoeothermalHomoeothermal Ho`m[oe]*o*ther"mal, a.
See Homoiothermal.
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