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Definition of steam
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of steam is as below...
Steam (n.) The
elastic,
aeriform
fluid into which water is
converted
when
heated
to the
boiling
points;
water in the state of
vapor..
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Coal
::
Coal (v. i.) To take in coal; as, the
steamer
coaled
at
Southampton..
Brake
::
Brake (v. t.) An
apparatus
for
testing
the power of a steam
engine,
or other
motor,
by
weighing
the
amount
of
friction
that the motor will
overcome;
a
friction
brake..
Blow-out
::
Blow-out
(n.) The
cleaning
of the flues of a
boiler
from
scale,
etc., by a blast of
steam..
Scaling
::
Scaling
(a.)
Adapted
for
removing
scales,
as from a fish; as, a
scaling
knife;
adapted
for
removing
scale,
as from the
interior
of a steam
boiler;
as, a
scaling
hammer,
bar, etc..
Radiator
::
Radiator
(n.) That which
radiates
or emits rays,
whether
of light or heat;
especially,
that part of a
heating
apparatus
from which the heat is
radiated
or
diffused;
as, a steam
radiator..
Horse Power
::
Horse power () A unit of
power,
used in
stating
the power
required
to drive
machinery,
and in
estimating
the
capabilities
of
animals
or steam
engines
and other prime
movers
for doing work. It is the power
required
for the
performance
of work at the rate of
33,000
English
units of work per
minute;
hence,
it is the power that must be
exerted
in
lifting
33,000
pounds
at the rate of one foot per
minute,
or 550
pounds
at the rate of one foot per
second,
or 55
pounds
at the rate of ten feet per
second
Lead
::
Lead (n.) The width of port
opening
which is
uncovered
by the
valve,
for the
admission
or
release
of
steam,
at the
instant
when the
piston
is at end of its
stroke..
Gas
::
Gas (n.) An
aeriform
fluid;
-- a term used at first by
chemists
as
synonymous
with air, but since
restricted
to
fluids
supposed
to be
permanently
elastic,
as
oxygen,
hydrogen,
etc., in
distinction
from
vapors,
as
steam,
which
become
liquid
on a
reduction
of
temperature.
In
present
usage,
since all of the
supposed
permanent
gases have been
liquified
by cold and
pressure,
the term has
resumed
nearly
its
original
signification,
and is
applied
to any
substance
in the
elastic
or
aeriform
state..
Steam
::
Steam (v. i.) To move or
travel
by the
agency
of
steam.
Sponson
::
Sponson
(n.) One of the
triangular
platforms
in front of, and
abaft,
the
paddle
boxes of a
steamboat..
Receiver
::
Receiver
(n.) A
vessel
for
receiving
the
exhaust
steam from the
high-pressure
cylinder
before
it
enters
the
low-pressure
cylinder,
in a
compound
engine..
Propeller
::
Propeller
(n.) A
contrivance
for
propelling
a steam
vessel,
usually
consisting
of a screw
placed
in the stern under
water,
and made to
revolve
by an
engine;
a
propeller
wheel..
Inspirator
::
Inspirator
(n.) A kind of
injector
for
forcing
water by
steam.
See
Injector,
n., 2..
Booking Office
::
Booking
office
() An
office
where
passengers,
baggage,
etc., are
registered
for
conveyance,
as by
railway
or
steamship..
Exhaust
::
Exhaust
(a.)
Pertaining
to
steam,
air, gas, etc., that is
released
from the
cylinder
of an
engine
after
having
preformed
its
work..
Jarring
::
"Jarring
(n.) A
shaking;
a
tremulous
motion;
as, the
jarring
of a
steamship,
caused
by its
engines..
Fireman
::
Fireman
(n.) A man who tends the
fires,
as of a steam
engine;
a
stocker..
Noncondensing
::
Noncondensing
(a.) Not
condensing;
discharging
the steam from the
cylinder
at a
pressure
nearly
equal to or above that of the
atmosphere
and not into a
condenser.
Feed
::
Feed (n.) The
supply
of
material
to a
machine,
as water to a steam
boiler,
coal to a
furnace,
or grain to a run of
stones..
Signalize
::
Signalize
(a.) To
indicate
the
existence,
presence,
or fact of, by a
signal;
as, to
signalize
the
arrival
of a
steamer..
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