英语词汇“Drummond”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Drummond

/ˈdrʌmənd/

Now historical

noun

Attributive and in the genitive. Designating a lamp which produces an intense light by the incandescence of a piece of lime when it is heated (typically by an oxyhydrogen flame). Chiefly in Drummond light.

Invented by the Scottish engineer Thomas Drummond 1825 as an aid for conducting geographical surveys in conditions of low visibility..

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From the name of Thomas Drummond, Scottish army officer and civil engineer, who invented the lamp.

单词	Drummond
释义	Drummond /ˈdrʌmənd/ Now historical noun Attributive and in the genitive. Designating a lamp which produces an intense light by the incandescence of a piece of lime when it is heated (typically by an oxyhydrogen flame). Chiefly in Drummond light. Invented by the Scottish engineer Thomas Drummond 1825 as an aid for conducting geographical surveys in conditions of low visibility.. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From the name of Thomas Drummond, Scottish army officer and civil engineer, who invented the lamp.
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