consumption using up expenditure | the act of consuming something |
consumption ingestion intake uptake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
depth gauge depth gage | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
fuel-air explosive FAE | a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges, the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen, the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below |
fuel cell | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air), often used in electric cars |
fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel |
fuel gauge fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
fuel injection fuel injection system | mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internalombustion engine, avoids the need for a carburetor |
fuel line gas line petrol line | a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine, the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line |
fuel system | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine |
gasoline gauge gasoline gage gas gauge gas gage petrol gauge petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
gauge gage | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
micrometer micrometer gauge micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
pod fuel pod | a detachable container of fuel on an airplane |
pressure gauge pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge rain gage pluviometer udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
strain gauge strain gage | a gauge for measuring strain in a surface |
surface gauge surface gage scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
thermobaric bomb fuel-air bomb vacuum bomb volume-detonation bomb aerosol bomb | a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive, a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb |
vacuum gauge vacuum gage | a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
water gauge water gage water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
wire gauge wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
bore gauge caliber calibre | diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
gauge | the thickness of wire |
gauge | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
gauge boson | a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles |
groundsel tree groundsel bush consumption weed cotton-seed tree Baccharis halimifolia | a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies, fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts |
fuel level | the amount of fuel remaining |
conspicuous consumption | buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth |
consumption economic consumption usance use use of goods and services | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing, the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
mileage fuel consumption rate gasoline mileage gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
gauge standard of measurement | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
pulmonary tuberculosis consumption phthisis wasting disease white plague | involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body |
diesel oil diesel fuel | a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines |
fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content |
fuel oil heating oil | a petroleum product used for fuel |
nuclear fuel | fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity |
rocket fuel rocket propellant rocket propellent | an explosive charge that propels a rocket |
fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy, more fuel is needed during the winter months, they developed alternative fuels for aircraft |
gauge | mix in specific proportions, gauge plaster |
gauge | adapt to a specified measurement, gauge the instruments |
gauge | measure precisely and against a standard, the wire is gauged |
estimate gauge approximate guess judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time), I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds |
gauge | determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation, gauge the wine barrels |
gauge | rub to a uniform size, gauge bricks |
fuel | stimulate, fuel the debate on creationism |