单词 | barostat |
释义 | barostatn. An automatic apparatus for regulating pressure; spec. a device that controls the pressure of fuel. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > pressure > fluid pressure > device for regulating barostat1929 1929 F. Daniels et al. Exper. Physical Chem. xviii. 301 The Bureau of Mines has developed a barostat for use in vacuum distillations. 1946 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 50 363/2 Failures of fuel pumps, barostats and throttle valves were still far too common. 1951 Engineering 30 Mar. 368/1 A barostat-controlled timing device automatically opens the pilot's parachute. 1956 Flight 8 June 696/2 The pilot is automatically released from his seat after three seconds, whereupon the barostat in his parachute pack will ensure free fall down to 15,000 feet before the rip-cord is pulled by a spring. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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