Blow valve
() See Snifting valve. |
Double-beat valve
() See under Valve. |
D valve
() A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under Slide. |
Indicator
(n.) One who, or that which, shows or points out |
Indicator
(n.) A pressure gauge |
Indicator
(n.) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the piston rod of the engine. See Indicator card (below). |
Indicator
(n.) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc. |
Indicator
(n.) The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer. |
Indicator
(n.) Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See Honey guide, under Honey. |
Indicator
(n.) That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis. |
Kingston valve
() A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line. |
Ring
(v. t.) To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body |
Ring
(v. t.) To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell |
Ring
(v. t.) To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. |
Ring
(v. i.) To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one. |
Ring
(v. i.) To practice making music with bells. |
Ring
(v. i.) To sound loud |
Ring
(v. i.) To continue to sound or vibrate |
Ring
(v. i.) To be filled with report or talk |
Ring
(n.) A sound |
Ring
(n.) Any loud sound |
Ring
(n.) A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. |
Ring
(n.) A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop. |
Ring
(n.) Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person |
Ring
(n.) A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed |
Ring
(n.) An inclosed space in which pugilists fight |
Ring
(n.) A circular group of persons. |
Ring
(n.) The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles. |
Ring
(n.) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure. |
Ring
(n.) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite. |
Ring
(n.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium. |
Ring
(n.) A clique |
Ring
(v. t.) To surround with a ring, or as with a ring |
Ring
(v. t.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark |
Ring
(v. t.) To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout. |
Ring
(v. i.) To rise in the air spirally. |
Ring-necked
(a.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. |
Ring-streaked
(a.) Having circular streaks or lines on the body |
Ring-tailed
(a.) Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color. |
Valve
(n.) A door |
Valve
(n.) A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling, sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid. |
Valve
(n.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction |
Valve
(n.) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts. |
Valve
(n.) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom. |
Valve
(n.) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry. |
Valve
(n.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells. |
Valve-shell
(n.) Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus Valvata. |
ring-around-theosy
ring-around-aosy
ring-aosy | a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat |
round dance
ring dance | a folk dance, dancers form a circle |
| ring vaccination | administering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient, prevents the spread of a highly infectious disease by surrounding the patient with a ring of immunization |
| ring containment | a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism, vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them, ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic |
ring rot bacteria
Pseudomonas solanacearum | causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc |
ring ouzel
ring blackbird
ring thrush
Turdus torquatus | European thrush common in rocky areas, the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck |
ringneck snake
ring-necked snake
ring snake | any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck |
grass snake
ring snake ringed snake
Natrix natrix | harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar, common in England |
ring-necked pheasant
Phasianus colchicus | common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring |
ring-necked parakeet
Psittacula krameri | African parakeet |
| valve | one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods |
| valve | the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs |
Madagascar cat
ring-tailed lemur
Lemur catta | small lemur having its tail barred with black |
a bassarisk
cacomistle
cacomixle
coon cat raccoon fox
ringtail ring-tailed cat
civet cat miner's cat
Bassariscus astutus | raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings |
accelerator
throttle
throttle valve | a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine |
artificial horizon
gyro horizon
flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
| ball valve | any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball |
| band ring | a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) |
beltway
bypass
ring road
ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
bevel gear
pinion and crown wheel
pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
| binder ring-binder | holds loose papers or magazines |
boxing ring
prize ring | a square ring where boxers fight |
| butterfly valve | a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle |
carabiner
karabiner
snap ring | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes |
chain mail
ring mail
mail
chain armor
chain armour
ring armor
ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
clack valve
clack
clapper valve | a simple valve with a hinge on one side, allows fluid to flow in only one direction |
comforter pacifier
baby's dummy
teething ring | device used for an infant to suck or bite on |
| curtain ring | a circular ring for holding up a curtain |
diode rectifying tube
rectifying valve | a thermionic tube having two electrodes, used as a rectifier |
| engagement ring | a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal |
| exhaust valve | a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
| gas ring | gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned |
| heart valve | an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve |
hoop
ring | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling, there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse |
| indicator | a device for showing the operating condition of some system |
| intake valve | a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake |
| key ring | a circular ring of metal for holding keys |
life buoy
lifesaver
life belt
life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
lockring
lock ring
lock washer | washer that prevents a nut from loosening |
| mourning ring | a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person |
| napkin ring | a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin |
| nose ring | a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it |
| O ring | a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic, used to seal a joint against high pressure |
pilot light
pilot lamp
indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
| piston ring | seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall |
poppet
poppet valve | a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat, commonly used in internalombustion engines |
ring
band | jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger, she had rings on every finger, he noted that she wore a wedding band |
| ring | a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle |
rocker arm
valve rocker | a lever pivoted at the center, used especially to push a valve down in an internalombustion engine |