| 释义 |
microbore, a. (n.)|ˈmaɪkrəʊbɔː(r)|
[f. micro- 1 a + bore n.1]
Designating (the pipework of) a central heating system with very narrow pipes. Also as n., such a system.
1968Domestic Heating News Apr. 22/1 Considerable publicity has already been accorded minibore systems—or microbore, as some sections of the heating trade prefer to call it. Employment of minibore—1/4 or 3/8 in tubing—is a quite natural development from the use of standard small bore pipe. 1969Domestic Heating Summer 12/1 An important item in any microbore installation is, of course, the microbore tube itself. 1970Heating & Ventilating Engineer Nov. 227 Microbore has shown itself less prone to air locks than the conventional ring system. 1976Scotsman 25 Nov. 22/1 (Advt.), Detached stone-built family house to let... Micro-bore central heating, etc. 1986Home Finder Nov. 16/2 A pumped microbore circuit serves high output Thermalrad radiators in all rooms. |