Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
Air pump — 1. (Physics) A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it into a closed space. [1913 Webster] 2. (Steam Engines) A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
air-pump — airˈ pump noun An instrument for pumping air out or in • • • Main Entry: ↑air … Useful english dictionary
air pump — n a piece of equipment used to put air into something … Dictionary of contemporary English
air pump — air ,pump noun count a piece of equipment used for putting air into something such as a tire or a ball … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
air pump — air′ pump n. mac an apparatus for drawing in, compressing, or exhausting air • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
air pump — n. a machine for removing or compressing air or for forcing it through something … English World dictionary
air pump — noun a pump that moves air in or out of something • Syn: ↑vacuum pump • Hypernyms: ↑pump • Hyponyms: ↑condensation pump, ↑diffusion pump, ↑inflater, ↑inflator, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
air pump — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms air pump : singular air pump plural air pumps a piece of equipment used for putting air into something such as a tyre or a ball … English dictionary
air pump — oro siurblys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. air pump vok. Luftpumpe, f rus. воздушный насос, m pranc. aéropompe, f; pompe à air, f; pompe pneumatique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
air pump — noun Date: 1653 a pump for exhausting air from a closed space or for compressing air or forcing it through other apparatus … New Collegiate Dictionary
