| 单词 | water press |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater press water press n. (a) a compressor using a body of water to generate pressure; = hydrostatic press n. at hydrostatic adj. Compounds 2 (now chiefly historical); (b) a machine or apparatus used to extract water from a substance.In quot. 1802 in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering dimensions > [noun] > press > hydraulic hydrostatic press1797 water press1802 Bramah's press1846 hydraulic press1851 wheel-press1875 1802 Monthly Mag. Jan. 580/2 A little literary prizing would be of use to his volume, which, without the water-press of Bramah, might be condensed into much less space. 1882 Trans. North of Eng. Inst. Mining Engineers 31 Abstr. Foreign Papers 46 A Schwamkrug [printed Schnsamkrug] turbine.., with a head of water equal to 63.3 h.p., delivered to the two air compressors and a water press 31.3 h.p., showing a useful effect of 49 per cent. 1969 J. J. Perkins Princ. & Methods Sterilization in Health Sci. (ed. 2) xv. 381 The machine consists of a pulper and water press. 2005 C. Katsigris & C. Thomas Design & Equipm. Restaurants & Foodservice (ed. 2) xvi. 440 The slurry (consisting of 95 percent water and 5 percent waste) moves into a water press, or water extraction chamber. < as lemmas |
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