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ˈaerophore|-fɔə(r)|
Also aerophor.
[f. aero- + -phore. Cf. Fr. aérophore.]
A form of respirator containing a quantity of air.
1877Encycl. Brit. VI. 73/2 Apparatus, originating in France, known as aerophores, which enable the miner to carry sufficient fresh air for his own respiration, and to keep a lamp alight for a short time in a totally irrespirable atmosphere. a1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 8/2 The aërophore devised by Herr Schultz, captain of the fire brigade at Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, depends upon the regeneration of the exhaled air, the oxygen being reproduced as it is consumed. 1931Discovery Apr. 128/1 The Aerophor apparatus [for use in mines] is probably the most interesting type of all on account of the fact that it makes use of liquid air. |