| 单词 | gas mantle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgas mantle gas mantle n. now chiefly historical = mantle n. 16b. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > gaslight or lamp > parts of > gas-burner > gas mantle mantle1887 gas mantle1895 1895 Electr. Engineer 22 Nov. 579/2 This set the fan in rapid motion, causing the air to ascend through the gas mantle like a blow-pipe. 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) iii. i. 282 The cerium and thorium alone were worth the money he extracted for the gas-mantles then in vogue. 2005 Y. Bell Edwardian Home 28 Gas had reached most homes by the turn of the century and gas mantles provided much of the lighting. < as lemmas |
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