fluid pump
11Pump stock — Pump Pump, n. [Akin to D. pomp, G. pumpe, F. pompe; of unknown origin.] An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other… …
12Pump well — Pump Pump, n. [Akin to D. pomp, G. pumpe, F. pompe; of unknown origin.] An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other… …
13Fluid power — is the technology of exploiting the properties of fluids to generate, control, and transmit power as a result of the pressurization of fluids.As the term fluid refers either to gases or to liquids, fluid power is also subdivided into the… …
14pump-priming — pumpˈ priming noun 1. Starting a pump working efficiently by introducing fluid to drive out the air 2. Investing money in order to stimulate commerce, local support, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑pump …
15pump, centrifugal — Pump which produces fluid velocity and converts it to pressure head …
16pump — pump1 pumpable, adj. pumpless, adj. pumplike, adj. /pump/, n. 1. an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes. 2. Engin., Building Trades. a shore …
17Fluid coupling — A fluid coupling is a hydrodynamic device used to transmit rotating mechanical power. It has been used in automobile transmissions as an alternative to a mechanical clutch. It also has widespread application in marine and industrial machine… …
18pump — 1. An apparatus for forcing a gas or liquid from or to any part. 2. Any mechanism for using metabolic energy to accomplish active transport of a substance. breast p. a suction instrument for withdra …
19Pump — For information on Wikipedia project related discussions, see . A pump is a device used to move gases, liquids or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding… …
20pump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pumpe, pompe; akin to Middle Low German pumpe pump, Middle Dutch pompe Date: 15th century 1. a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or… …
