Look up: air-pump

1. air pump
   [n] - a pump that moves air in or out of something
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2. Air pump
   Air' pump` 1. (Physics) A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it into a closed space. 2. (Steam Engines) A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air.
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3. air pump
   1. <physics> A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air of force in into a closed space. ... 2. <engineering> A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. air pump
   vacuum pump noun a pump that moves air in or out of something
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5. Air pump
   • A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air. • A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it into a closed space.
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6. air pump
   (from the article `Guericke, Otto von`) German physicist, engineer, and natural philosopher who invented the first air pump and used it to study the phenomenon of vacuum and the role of ...
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7. Air-Pump
   An air-pump is an apparatus by means of which air or other gas may be removed from an enclosed space; or for compressing air within an enclosed space. An ordinary suction-pump for water is on the same principle as the air-pump; indeed, before water reaches the top of the pipe the air has been pumped...
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8. Air-Source Heat Pump
   A type of heat pump that transfers heat from outdoor air to indoor air during the heating season, and works in reverse during the cooling season.
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9. Air-to-Air Heat Pump
   see Air-Source Heat Pump.
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10. Air-to-Water Heat Pump
    A type of heat pump that transfers heat in outdoor air to water for space or water heating.
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11. Airlift pump
    An `airlift pump` is a simple pump which is powered by compressed air. Principle: The only energy required is air. This air is usually compressed by a compressor or a blower. The air is injected in the lower part of a pipe that transports a liquid. It usually bubbles into another larger diameter pip...
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