单词 | airbrasive |
释义 | airbrasiveadj.n. Chiefly North American. A. adj. Designating or relating to a device or technique used for cleaning or cutting hard surfaces (originally teeth) using a stream of compressed air containing an abrasive substance. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the teeth > implements for picker1481 toothpick1488 picktooth1542 tooth-picker1545 tooth-scrape1552 pick1562 tooth-rake1585 tooth-scraper1585 teeth-brush1651 dentiscalp1656 toothbrush1690 quill toothpick1775 quill1785 chew-stick1858 tooth-stick1859 dental silk1907 dental floss1922 floss1936 airbrasive1945 Water Pik1962 water toothpick1965 1945 R. B. Black in Jrnl. Amer. Dental Assoc. 32 956/2 The airbrasive process employs for its action a very fine—almost pinpoint—stream of compressed air into which a suitable finely divided abrasive agent has been introduced. 1966 Jrnl. Sci. Instruments 43 371/2 In this method a hemispherical hollow was ground in the centre of the specimen either by hand or using an Airbrasive sand-blasting unit. 1998 Fresno (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 5 Nov. e1 Jackson said the drawback with airbrasive technology is that it can't be used in every situation. Cavities that are too large or too deep, for example, still require the use of a drill. 2000 Jrnl. Cultural Heritage 1 S103/1 Airbrasive techniques are also inadequate in this case and difficult to perform, owing to the very small areas on which one operates. B. n. An airbrasive device; an abrasive substance used in this technique. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > other tools and equipment pollhache1324 poleaxe1356 muckrake1366 pestlea1382 botea1450 staff1459 press-board1558 reel1593 water crane1658 lathekin1659 tower1662 dressing hook1683 liner1683 hovel1686 flax-brake1688 nipper1688 horse1728 tap1797 feather-stick1824 bow1839 safety belt1840 economizer1841 throttle damper1849 cleat1854 leg brace1857 bark-peeler1862 pugging screw1862 nail driver1863 spool1864 turntable1865 ovate1872 tension bar1879 icebreaker1881 spreader1881 toucher1881 window pole1888 mushroom head1890 rat1894 slackline1896 auger1897 latch hook1900 thimble1901 horse1904 pipe jack1909 mulcher1910 hand plate1911 splashguard1917 cheese-cutter1927 airbrasive1945 impactor1945 fogger1946 1945 R. B. Black in Jrnl. Amer. Dental Assoc. 32 956/2 Airbrasive differs from sand blast in two respects: (1) it does not use sand as an abrasive agent, and (2) it does not employ a diffuse or blast type of air stream as does the sand blast. 1953 I. Glickman Clin. Periodontol. xxxix. 665 Airbrasive which consists of fine abrasive powder (Dolemite in a stream of carbon dioxide) is used for removing surface deposits from the teeth. 1969 Stud. in Conserv. 14 158 Use of the airbrasive, with glass beads or dolomite, has in most cases resulted in the complete removal of all loose dirt and grime. 1975 Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) 31 Dec. a10/2 The windows are restored using an airbrasive, a pencil-sized machine that blasts beads of glass..on the eroding fresco. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1945 |
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