单词 | breathing apparatus |
释义 | breathing apparatusn. 1. The respiratory system of an animal or person, or part of this. ΚΠ 1807 S. Parkes Chymical Catech. ii. 59 (note) Cold-blooded animals..are not furnished with this breathing apparatus. 1846 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 136 526 Compare its large breathing apparatus and small abdomen with the small chest and enormous paunch of the Rabbit. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch III. v. xlv. 31 He made none the worse accoucheur for calling the breathing apparatus ‘longs’. 1983 S. Rushdie Midnight's Children 183 What's in a nose?.. That's simple. A breathing apparatus; olfactory organs, hairs. 2012 E. Coen Cells to Civilizations vi. 137 This withdrawal reflex is to protect the slug's breathing apparatus from possible damage. 2. Equipment that enables breathing in airless or toxic environments, as in diving, mining, firefighting, etc.; a type or example of this. Cf. respirator n. 4. ΚΠ 1830 N.-Y. Mirror, & Ladies' Lit. Gaz. 6 Feb. 244/3 As..a passenger in the Swift-as-thought-locomotive, was endeavouring to catch a flying glimpse of the new Steam University, her breathing apparatus unfortunately slipped from her mouth, and she was a corpse in three quarters of a second. 1839 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 14 5 I claim..an improved breathing apparatus, by means of which the diver is regularly supplied with fresh air every time he draws his breath. 1870 Rep. U.S. Commissioners Paris Universal Expos. 1867 iii. 337 Divers, who are fitted out with the submarine armour and breathing apparatus which is peculiar to this company. 1938 Pop. Mech. Mag. Dec. 125 a/1 A different type of portable breathing apparatus is also carried on the [fire] truck, consisting of a big oxygen tank and other gear..attached to..oilproof air lines. 1973 Times 23 Aug. 4/3 A man who tried to save him was rescued by firemen wearing breathing apparatus. 2018 MailOnline (Nexis) 21 Mar. Chemical weapons experts in breathing apparatus enter poisoning plot pub. 3. Equipment that supports or replaces the action of breathing in an individual who is ill, injured, or anaesthetized; a type or example of this. Cf. ventilator n. 1e. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > life-supporting equipment > [noun] > breathing equipment resuscitator1831 artificial lung1844 respirator1854 inhaler1864 Fleuss1882 bottle1888 tent1892 pulmotor1910 oxygen mask1920 oxygen tent1925 inhalator1929 iron lung1930 cuirass1939 cuirass respirator1939 breathing apparatus1940 Ambu1960 ventilator1961 1940 Lancet 4 May 842/1 A flow of 4 litres of oxygen a minute..is the minimum effective therapeutic dose with most types of breathing apparatus. 1954 Pop. Mech. Apr. 109/1 Bathing iron-lung patients was always a tough problem for, in order to get at them, attendants had to open the tank and stop the breathing apparatus. 2010 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 26 Nov. f1 One machine universal to all is the mechanical ventilator, a breathing apparatus that distinguishes critical-care patients from all others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1807 |
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