单词 | aerosol |
释义 | aerosoln. 1. Physical Chemistry. A system of colloidal particles dispersed in the air or in a gas, such as mist, fog, or smoke. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > [noun] > fumes or vapour > colloidal particles dispersed in air or gas aerosol1923 the world > matter > chemistry > physical chemistry > colloid > [noun] > sol > aerosol aerosol1923 1923 R. Whytlaw-Gray et al. in Proc. Royal Soc. A. 102 600 Aerosol is a convenient term to denote a system of particles of ultra-microscopic size dispersed in a gas, suggested to us by Prof. Donnan. 1944 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 37 338/2 These smokes were called insecticidal aerosols because aerosol is the scientific name for smoke or fog. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 2 Sept. 531/1 Deaths [in the London fogs] were due to asphyxia caused by changes in the stiffness of the lungs brought about by an inflammatory response to the irritant aerosol. 1984 M. J. Taussig Processes in Pathol. & Microbiol. (ed. 2) iii. 253 The virus is transmitted by droplet infection in the aerosol or dispersion of droplets which results from sneezing, coughing, singing or merely talking. 2001 R. W. Cahn Coming of Materials Sci. ii. 42 ‘Colloid chemistry’ expanded to cover emulsions and foams, as well as aerosols. 2. A substance enclosed under pressure in a container and released as a fine spray by means of a propellant gas; usually attributive, as aerosol can, aerosol spray, etc. Also: a container holding a substance in this form. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > air-pressure > compressed or confined air > packing under pressure > substance packed under pressure aerosol1944 1944 Reader's Digest May 45/2 Today every soldier in mosquito country is armed with an ‘aerosol bomb’—a specially designed container about twice the size of a hand grenade. 1957 Times 25 Nov. 11/4 Special foam shaving cream in aerosol container, price 12s. 6d. 1958 Vogue July 82/1 For the beach an oily preparation is best, and these packed in aerosols are likely to be more freely and frequently applied. 1958 Woman's Own 10 Sept. 22/1 Does your cosmetic drawer contain either a lipbrush, hair-lacquer, scent atomiser, or an aerosol spray? 1976 A. MacLean Golden Gate i. 15 He stooped, retrieved what looked like an aerosol can from the valise. 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 23 Nov. 10/2 A trend away from sniffing glue to inhaling butane gas and aerosol sprays is dramatically raising the risk of death. 2001 R. Peffer Virgin Islands (Lonely Planet) 68/2 Items that are illegal to take on a plane, either checked or as carry-on, include aerosols of polishes, waxes, tear gas and pepper spray, [etc.]. Compounds aerosol art n. freq. euphemistic art produced (in public places) using aerosol spray paint; graffiti. ΚΠ 1988 N.Y. Times 6 May b2/1 [He] now objects to the very word ‘graffiti’. ‘We don't use the G-word,’ he said in his Greenwich Village apartment, the walls festooned with what he prefers to call urban or aerosol art. 2002 Westside News (Brisbane) 13 Mar. 1/2 The former tagger..has been commissioned to do aerosol art in many countries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). aerosolv. 1. transitive. = aerosolize v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > physical chemistry > colloid > colloids [verb (transitive)] > solation > aerosolization aerosolize1944 aerosol1964 1964 U.S. Patent 3,130,449 3 We have obtained excellent results..using mixtures..containing as high as 1:1 by weight proportions of the tetrakis component, aerosoled as 15% solutions..and sprayed on the spinnerets. 1972 Avian Dis. 16 771 Further consideration must be given to the amount of inactivated virus aerosoled and the proximity of the nebulizer to the recipient. 1998 Jrnl. Community Health Nursing 15 195 Powdered latex gloves..promote the latex antigen being aerosoled into the air with the powder. 2. transitive. To spray (an object, surface, etc.) with an aerosol; to paint or write (graffiti, etc.) with an aerosol spray. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > painting > paint [verb (transitive)] paintc1275 depaintc1320 englose1430 bepaint1567 superficialize1593 repaint1600 overpaint1611 repassa1806 colour-wash1850 distemper1870 respray1880 to paint out1902 aerosol1979 society > communication > writing > [verb (transitive)] > write as or cover surface with graffiti > paint or write (graffiti) with aerosol spray aerosol1979 1979 S. Brett Comedian Dies i. 7 The white planks..aerosoled with lewd invitations. 1984 Times 27 June 10/6 The army had thoughtfully aerosoled my wellingtons in lurid dayglo, so that the men could tell the MPs from real officers. 1994 I. Welsh Acid House 33 I push past some harsh-faced domestic-pet-killing children who are aerosoling stylishly illegible slogans on the wall. 2004 Times (Nexis) 29 June 16 We can expect countless millions of women to be lathering, dabbing and aerosoling themselves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1923v.1964 |
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