PREADMISSION

Etymology

Adjective

preadmission (not comparable)

Prior to admission (to a hospital, university, etc.).

Noun

preadmission (uncountable)

Admission, as of steam, to an engine cylinder before the backstroke is completed, thus increasing the cushioning.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre`ad*mis"sion, n.

Definition: Lit., previous admission; specif. (Engin.),

Definition: admission, as of steam, to the engine cylinder before the back stroke is completed, thus increasing the cushioning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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