wire gauze
101Davy , Sir Humphry — (1778–1829) British chemist The son of a small landowner and wood carver, Davy went to school in his native town of Penzance and in Truro. At the age of 17 he was apprenticed to an apothecary and surgeon with a view to qualifying in medicine. He… …
102SAFETY LAMP — name of a variety of lamps for safety in coal mines against fire damp, a highly explosive mixture of natural gas apt to accumulate in them; the best known being the Davey Lamp, invented by Sir Humphrey Davy; the Geordie, invented by George… …
103Davy lamp — noun historical a miner s portable safety lamp with the flame enclosed by wire gauze to reduce the risk of a gas explosion. Origin named after the English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829), who invented it …
104meat safe — noun Brit. historical a cupboard or cover of wire gauze or a similar material, used for storing meat …
105safety lamp — noun historical a miner s portable lamp with a flame protected by wire gauze to reduce the risk of explosion from ignited methane (firedamp) …
106wove paper — noun paper made on a wire gauze mesh so as to have a uniform unlined surface. Compare with laid paper. Origin C19: wove, var. of woven …
107safety lamp — safe′ty lamp n. min a miner s lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the ignition of explosive gases • Etymology: 1810–20 …
108mask — /mask / (say mahsk) noun 1. a covering for the face, especially one worn for disguise; a false face. 2. a piece of cloth, silk, or plastic material, covering the face of an actor, to symbolise the character represented, used in Greek and Roman… …
109safety lamp — /ˈseɪfti læmp/ (say sayftee lamp) noun a miner s lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze, thus preventing immediate ignition of explosive gases …
110asbestinis tinklelis — statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Asbestu padengtas metalinis tinklelis. atitikmenys: angl. asbestos wire gauze rus. асбестовая сетка …
