单词 | air cavity |
释义 | > as lemmasair cavity air cavity n. an air-filled pocket or passage; cf. air canal n. ΚΠ 1797 R. Bree Pract. Inq. Disordered Respiration ii. vii. 117 The air cavities of the lungs were found to be filled with frothy serum. 1849 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. May 413 A species of gigantic bulrush, the stem of which is tender and filled with air cavities. 1893 T. R. R. Stebbing Hist. Crustacea xxvii. 423 The four developed branchial opercula all contain ramified air-cavities. 1904 Burlington Mag. Feb. 141/1 Immediately under the bowl at the top of the stem is an air cavity, known as a ‘tear-drop’,..a very frequent form of decoration. 1998 D. Almond Skellig xvii. 58 The presence of air cavities within the bone is known as pneumatisation. < as lemmas |
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