释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ul•lage (ul′ij),USA pronunciation n. - Winethe amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
- Winethe quantity of wine, liquor, or the like, remaining in a container that has lost part of its contents by evaporation, leakage, or use.
- Rocketrythe volume of a loaded tank of liquid propellant in excess of the volume of the propellant;
the space provided for thermal expansion of the propellant and the accumulation of gases evolved from it.
- Latin oculus) + -age -age
- Anglo-French ulliage; Old French ouillage, (h)eullage wine needed to fill a cask, equivalent. to (a)ouill(er) to fill (a cask) (derivative of ouil eye, hole
- late Middle English 1400–50
ul′laged, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ullage /ˈʌlɪdʒ/ n - the volume by which a liquid container falls short of being full
- the quantity of liquid lost from a container due to leakage or evaporation
- (in customs terminology) the amount of liquid remaining in a container after such loss
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French ouillage filling of a cask, from ouiller to fill a cask, from ouil eye, from Latin oculus eye |