blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube
(noun) a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe
(noun) a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blowpipe (plural blowpipes)
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
Source: Wiktionary
Blow"pipe` (, n.
1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object.
Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common mouth blowpipe is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The oxyhydrogen blowpipe, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances.
2. A blowgun; a blowtube. Blowpipe analysis (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe.
– Blowpipe reaction (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
