Fleussn.
/flɔɪs/ Used attributively or in the possessive of apparatus designed by Fleuss.
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resuscitator1831
artificial lung1844
respirator1854
inhaler1864
Fleuss1882
bottle1888
tent1892
pulmotor1910
oxygen mask1920
oxygen tent1925
inhalator1929
iron lung1930
cuirass1939
cuirass respirator1939
breathing apparatus1940
Ambu1960
ventilator1961
1882 Rep. Insp. Mines 1881 463 Fleuss' breathing apparatus and lamp.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 467/1 Persons equipped with the Fleuss breathing apparatus can now enter mines after explosions.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 190/1 The small Fleuss machine will produce about 1¼ lb of ice in one operation of 20 minutes.
1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 8/2 A great improvement in mechanical pumps has been made of recent years in what is called the Fleuss Pump.
1906 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 807/2 The Fleuss Tyre possesses no inner tube, but the edges of the cover overlap and fit together closely enough to retain the air.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 22 Feb. 8/1 ‘The Fleuss,’ he added, ‘is the prototype of all apparatus using compressed oxygen and caustic soda, and it has already proved its value in mine rescue-work.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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