释义 |
ˈpump-down Also pumpdown. [f. vbl. phr. to pump down: see pump v. 3.] The action or process of reducing the pressure of air or other gas inside an enclosed volume by pumping. Freq. attrib.
1948Rev. Sci. Instruments XIX. 13/1 To obtain a conservative value for the ‘pump-down’ time, the pump speed..is 0·37 liter per second. 1966D. G. Brandon Mod. Techniques Metallogr. 184 Preliminary pump-down can be performed with a liquid nitrogen-cooled sorption trap. 1971Sci. Amer. Aug. 114/3 Gas will be liberated from the internal surfaces of the system during pumpdown. 1977Design Engin. July 35/3 This greatly reduces pump-down time. |