单词 | pressure cap |
释义 | > as lemmaspressure cap pressure cap n. a cap made to withstand pressure or to be sensitive to pressure; spec. one that incorporates a pressure relief valve, as on the radiator or coolant tank of a motor vehicle. ΚΠ 1907 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 28 June 8 c/5 Attached to each [stick of dynamite] was a 65-pound pressure cap, and to these was [attached] a length of fuse. 1925 Decatur (Illinois) Sunday Rev. 18 Oct. 3/6 Offset wells are now being drilled around it, so it may be capped. A 450 pound pressure cap was blown off by the pressure. 1941 Science 3 Jan. 23/2 The pressure cap of the Seitz filter is fitted with a standard valve stem which fits the automatic valve chuck of the tank. 1990 W. A. Livesey GCSE Motor Vehicle Stud. vi. 59/1 To prevent overheating and boiling over, a radiator pressure cap is fitted. < as lemmas |
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