Look up: Blowhole

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   blowhole
   [n] - the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
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   Blowhole
   A casting defect caused by trapped steam or gas.
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   Blowhole
   A cavity generally over 1.6 mm in diameter, formed by entrapped gas during solidification of molten metal.
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   Blowhole
   A defect in a casting caused by trapped steam or gas. See also: Casting.
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   blowhole
   A large void in the solder connection created by outgassing during the soldering process. Volatile contaminants, air or gas trapped in the solder expand with the application of heat, leaving holes in the solder joint.
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   blowhole
   round or elongated smooth-walled gas-filled cavity in solid metals,produced during solidification of the ingot when excess gas is liberated if the steel is not killed sufficiently Category: Iron and steel industries • a hole produced in a casting when gas, entrapped while the mould is being filled, or evolved during the solidification of metal, fails to escape and is held in pockets. <...
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   Blowhole
   Blow'hole` noun 1. A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity. 2. A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean. » There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common whales, but only one in sperm whales, porpoises, etc. ...
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   blowhole
   1. A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity. ... 2. A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean. ... There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common whales, but only one in sperm whales, p ...
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   blowhole
   noun the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
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    Blowhole
    `Blowhole` may refer to: *Blowhole (biology), the hole at the top of a whale or other cetacean's head, homologous with a nostril *Blowhole (geology), a hole at the inland end of a sea cave through which waves funnel up and out
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    Blowhole
    • (n.) A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean. • (n.) An air hole in a casting. • (n.) A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity. • (n.) A hole in the ice to which w...
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    blowhole
    (from the article `sea cave`) ...caves. Zones of weakness in the cliff give way under the force of the waves and are eroded out; these cavities are enlarged by the hydraulic ...
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    blowhole
    (from the article `steel`) ...placed on top of the ingot, freezing a layer of liquid steel and trapping the gas bubbles inside the solidifying ingot, as shown in B in the ...
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