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preadˈmission, n. and a.
A. n. [pre- A. 2.] Admission beforehand: spec. the admission of a certain amount of steam into the cylinder of a steam-engine before the end of the back stroke.
1887J. A. Ewing in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 501/2 (Steam-engine) An effect of lead [i.e. the condition of the valve being to a certain extent open when the piston-stroke begins] is to cause preadmission, that is to say, admission before the end of the back stroke. Ibid. 502/1 The position of the crank at which preadmission occurs.
B. adj. [pre- B. 2.] Prior to admission.
1971Mod. Law Rev. XXXIV. 642 The universities are to gain in both responsibility and autonomy..by assuming responsibility for pre-admission vocational training. |