wire sieve

  • 31Pysanka — A pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка, plural: pysanky ) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax resist (batik) method. The word comes from the verb pysaty , to write , as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Many other… …

    Wikipedia

  • 32Shot tower — A shot tower is a tower designed for the production of shot balls by freefall of molten lead, which is then caught in a water basin. The shot is used for projectiles in firearms. hot makingProcessIn a shot tower, lead is heated until molten, then …

    Wikipedia

  • 33sieving — n. act of passing material through a sieve sɪv n. device of wire mesh or perforated metal (used for straining, sifting, etc.) v. pass through a sieve …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 34screen — noun 1》 an upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter, or provide concealment.     ↘a windscreen of a motor vehicle.     ↘a frame with fine wire netting used to keep out flying insects. 2》 the surface of a cathode ray tube or similar… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 35griddle — n. & v. n. 1 = GIRDLE(2). 2 a miner s wire bottomed sieve. v.tr. 1 cook with a griddle; grill. 2 sieve with a griddle. Etymology: ME f. OF gredil, gridil gridiron ult. f. L craticula dimin. of cratis hurdle; cf. GRATE(2), GRILL(1) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 36tam|is — «TAM ihs», noun. 1. a cloth strainer; sieve; tammy. 2. the fabric used in it. ╂[< French tamis sieve of wire, silk, hair] …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 37Riddle — Rid dle, n. [OE. ridil, AS. hridder; akin to G. reiter, L. cribrum, and to Gr. ??? to distinguish, separate, and G. rein clean. See {Crisis}, {Certain}.] 1. A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38Screen — Contents 1 Separation or partitioning 2 Filtration/selection processes 3 Media display …

    Wikipedia

  • 39List of United States inventions — 1700s1731 Sextant * The sextant is an astronomical instrument that is used to determine latitude for navigation. It does this by measuring angular distances, like the altitude of the sun, moon and stars. The sextant was invented independently in… …

    Wikipedia

  • 40strainer — /ˈstreɪnə / (say straynuh) noun 1. someone or something that strains. 2. a filter, sieve, or the like for straining liquids. 3. a stretcher or tightener, as on a wire fence. 4. Also, strainer post. a solid post against which the wires in a post… …