air vesseln.

Brit.

/ˈɛː ˌvɛsl/, U.S.

/ˈɛr ˌvɛs(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, vessel n.¹

Etymology: < air n.¹ + vessel n.¹ With sense 3 compare aircraft n.

a. A receptacle or structure containing air; esp. an air chamber in a hydraulic pump (cf. air chamber n. 1).

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society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > chamber or receptacle

receiver1660

air vessel1671

recipient1672

chamber1769

suction chamber1864

air chamber1873

suction box1889

1671 H. Oldenburg Let. 25 Feb. in Corr. (1970) VII. 474 The Society is now about ye employing of an Air-vessel, to try therein, what change the Rarefaction of ye Air will worke upon a Man, yt may sit in it, altogether shut up, and fortified against ye Ingresse of more Air, than is just requisite to his respiration.

1744 J. T. Desaguliers Course Exper. Philos. II. xii. 510 A large Copper Air-Vessel, which receives the Water forced into it by the Action of 2 pumps.

1788 B. Martin Philosophia Britannia (ed. 4) II. v. 69 The greateat Artifice of this Engine is its Contrivance to produce a continual Stream, which is done by Compression, and Elasticity of Air in the Barrel, called the Air Vessel.

1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xxix. 344 The water escapes at the bottom of the air vessel into a general reservoir, from the surface of which it runs off.

1876 Times 24 Nov. 3/2 The air below the piston and that in the air vessel then expands, drives the piston upwards and draws on the brake.

1908 Proc. Royal Soc. 1907–8 A. 80 122 The temperature in the high-pressure air vessel was then noted until it became steady.

1951 R. H. Cochrane Farm Machinery & Tractors xiii. 91 An air vessel is generally placed on the delivery side of the pump to even out the delivery strokes.

2003 R. D. Treloar Plumbing Encycl. (ed. 3) 9 It must be noted that if the air vessel is fitted it must be installed in the vertical position, entrapping the air.

†b. The gasbag of a balloon. Obsolete.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > gas or air container of balloon or airship

balloonet1838

gasbag1852

ballonet1869

air vessel1870

envelope1901

1870 Sci. Amer. 8 Jan. 33/2 An air vessel of 100 feet diameter, two thirds filled with coal gas..would be all sufficient for a practicing machine.

2. Biology. A cavity, sac, or channel in a living organism which contains air; esp. a trachea or respiratory tube in an insect; an air-filled bladder in an alga. Also figurative.

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the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [noun] > tissue > vessel(s)

vesicle1670

vessel1672

air vessel1673

tubule1677

vesicula1705

absorbent1734

follicle1760

vital vessels1832

spiral1837

vas1843

vacuole1853

cyst1866

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > respiration > trachea

air tube1673

air vessel1673

1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. ii. iii. 81 The Lignous part,..is also compounded of two kinds of bodies scil. Succiferous and Air-vessels.

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 55 Insects..having more Air-vessels for their Bulk.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Air-vessels are found in the leaves of all plants.

1774 W. Smith Nature Studied iv. 40 The substance of the lungs is almost all spungy, being made up of..different sorts of vessels, as air vessels, blood vessels, &c.

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (at cited word) Air-vessels are distinguished from sap-vessels.

1836 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 126 532 The development of the air-vessels into sacs or bags in volant insects begins to take place a little before the insect changes into the pupa state.

1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Amos Barton ii, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 24 We are poor plants buoyed up by the air-vessels of our own conceit.

1891 Folk-lore 2 81 The girls of Pennan make thimbles of the air-vessels of ‘belly-waar’ [sc. Fucus species].

1911 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38 192 The upper surface [of the leaf] is often mottled with a lighter green, due to the presence of minute air vessels in the epidermis.

1952 R. Carson Under Sea-Wind ix. 152 After the first day of storm many weeds with narrow, toothed leaves and air vessels like clusters of berries began to appear in the cove.

1995 Internat. Jrnl. Biochem. & Cell Biol. 27 775/2 Type I, II and III collagen constitute the bulk of lung collagen, type II collagen being restricted to the cartilage of the major air vessels.

3. An aircraft.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft

air machine1783

aerostat1784

air vessel1824

aircraft1845

aerobat1879

flyer1880

clipper1887

machine1896

avion1898

aerocar1910

1824 T. Medwin Jrnl. Conversat. Byron 1821 & 1822 184 [Quoting Byron] I suppose we shall soon travel by air-vessels; make air instead of sea-voyages.

1898 Science Aug. 184/1 It was decided to take a smaller and speedier air-vessel,..and one which will carry 5,000 pounds was built in Vancouver.

1916 Sphere 9 Dec. 183 The strafing of Germany's zeppelin fleet: a pictorial presentation of the air vessels brought down and wrecked.

1939 Times 15 May Suppl. xiv/7 We must be prepared to defend ourselves mainly against raiding attacks upon our ports and terminals by surface and air vessels.

1999 Austin (Texas) Amer. Statesman (Nexis) 17 Nov. a14 I don't feel our governmental departments are providing adequate security for our traveling public. This is indicated by the recent and past disasters on surface and air vessels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air vessel
释义	air vesseln. Brit. /ˈɛː ˌvɛsl/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌvɛs(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, vessel n.¹ Etymology: < air n.¹ + vessel n.¹ With sense 3 compare aircraft n. 1. a. A receptacle or structure containing air; esp. an air chamber in a hydraulic pump (cf. air chamber n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > chamber or receptacle receiver1660 air vessel1671 recipient1672 chamber1769 suction chamber1864 air chamber1873 suction box1889 1671 H. Oldenburg Let. 25 Feb. in Corr. (1970) VII. 474 The Society is now about ye employing of an Air-vessel, to try therein, what change the Rarefaction of ye Air will worke upon a Man, yt may sit in it, altogether shut up, and fortified against ye Ingresse of more Air, than is just requisite to his respiration. 1744 J. T. Desaguliers Course Exper. Philos. II. xii. 510 A large Copper Air-Vessel, which receives the Water forced into it by the Action of 2 pumps. 1788 B. Martin Philosophia Britannia (ed. 4) II. v. 69 The greateat Artifice of this Engine is its Contrivance to produce a continual Stream, which is done by Compression, and Elasticity of Air in the Barrel, called the Air Vessel. 1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xxix. 344 The water escapes at the bottom of the air vessel into a general reservoir, from the surface of which it runs off. 1876 Times 24 Nov. 3/2 The air below the piston and that in the air vessel then expands, drives the piston upwards and draws on the brake. 1908 Proc. Royal Soc. 1907–8 A. 80 122 The temperature in the high-pressure air vessel was then noted until it became steady. 1951 R. H. Cochrane Farm Machinery & Tractors xiii. 91 An air vessel is generally placed on the delivery side of the pump to even out the delivery strokes. 2003 R. D. Treloar Plumbing Encycl. (ed. 3) 9 It must be noted that if the air vessel is fitted it must be installed in the vertical position, entrapping the air. †b. The gasbag of a balloon. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > gas or air container of balloon or airship balloonet1838 gasbag1852 ballonet1869 air vessel1870 envelope1901 1870 Sci. Amer. 8 Jan. 33/2 An air vessel of 100 feet diameter, two thirds filled with coal gas..would be all sufficient for a practicing machine. 2. Biology. A cavity, sac, or channel in a living organism which contains air; esp. a trachea or respiratory tube in an insect; an air-filled bladder in an alga. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [noun] > tissue > vessel(s) vesicle1670 vessel1672 air vessel1673 tubule1677 vesicula1705 absorbent1734 follicle1760 vital vessels1832 spiral1837 vas1843 vacuole1853 cyst1866 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > respiration > trachea air tube1673 air vessel1673 1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. ii. iii. 81 The Lignous part,..is also compounded of two kinds of bodies scil. Succiferous and Air-vessels. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 55 Insects..having more Air-vessels for their Bulk. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Air-vessels are found in the leaves of all plants. 1774 W. Smith Nature Studied iv. 40 The substance of the lungs is almost all spungy, being made up of..different sorts of vessels, as air vessels, blood vessels, &c. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (at cited word) Air-vessels are distinguished from sap-vessels. 1836 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 126 532 The development of the air-vessels into sacs or bags in volant insects begins to take place a little before the insect changes into the pupa state. 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Amos Barton ii, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 24 We are poor plants buoyed up by the air-vessels of our own conceit. 1891 Folk-lore 2 81 The girls of Pennan make thimbles of the air-vessels of ‘belly-waar’ [sc. Fucus species]. 1911 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38 192 The upper surface [of the leaf] is often mottled with a lighter green, due to the presence of minute air vessels in the epidermis. 1952 R. Carson Under Sea-Wind ix. 152 After the first day of storm many weeds with narrow, toothed leaves and air vessels like clusters of berries began to appear in the cove. 1995 Internat. Jrnl. Biochem. & Cell Biol. 27 775/2 Type I, II and III collagen constitute the bulk of lung collagen, type II collagen being restricted to the cartilage of the major air vessels. 3. An aircraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft air machine1783 aerostat1784 air vessel1824 aircraft1845 aerobat1879 flyer1880 clipper1887 machine1896 avion1898 aerocar1910 1824 T. Medwin Jrnl. Conversat. Byron 1821 & 1822 184 [Quoting Byron] I suppose we shall soon travel by air-vessels; make air instead of sea-voyages. 1898 Science Aug. 184/1 It was decided to take a smaller and speedier air-vessel,..and one which will carry 5,000 pounds was built in Vancouver. 1916 Sphere 9 Dec. 183 The strafing of Germany's zeppelin fleet: a pictorial presentation of the air vessels brought down and wrecked. 1939 Times 15 May Suppl. xiv/7 We must be prepared to defend ourselves mainly against raiding attacks upon our ports and terminals by surface and air vessels. 1999 Austin (Texas) Amer. Statesman (Nexis) 17 Nov. a14 I don't feel our governmental departments are providing adequate security for our traveling public. This is indicated by the recent and past disasters on surface and air vessels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1671
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