Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air. |
Brake () imp. of Break. |
Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern. |
Brake (n.) A thicket |
Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber. |
Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine. |
Brake (v. t.) A baker's kneading though. |
Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle. |
Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him |
Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn. |
Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. |
Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing |
Brake (v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine. |
Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome |
Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses. |
Brake (v. t.) An ancient instrument of torture. |
Brake () of Break |
Bude light () A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil. |
Drummond light () A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime |
High-pressure (a.) Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere |
High-pressure (a.) Fig.: Urgent |
Light (n.) That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. |
Light (n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc. |
Light (n.) The time during which the light of the sun is visible |
Light (n.) The brightness of the eye or eyes. |
Light (n.) The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane |
Light (n.) Life |
Light (n.) Open view |
Light (n.) The power of perception by vision. |
Light (n.) That which illumines or makes clear to the mind |
Light (n.) Prosperity |
Light (n.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture |
Light (n.) Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view |
Light (n.) One who is conspicuous or noteworthy |
Light (n.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame |
Light (superl) Having light |
Light (superl) White or whitish |
Light (n.) To set fire to |
Light (n.) To give light to |
Light (n.) To attend or conduct with a light |
Light (v. i.) To become ignited |
Light (v. i.) To be illuminated |
Light (superl.) Having little, or comparatively little, weight |
Light (superl.) Not burdensome |
Light (superl.) Easy to be endured or performed |
Light (superl.) Easy to be digested |
Light (superl.) Not heavily armed |
Light (superl.) Not encumbered |
Light (superl.) Not heavily burdened |
Light (superl.) Slight |
press pressure pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
light adaptation | the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination, the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative |
light show | a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns |
light reflex pupillary reflex miosis myosis | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
anchor light riding light riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
arc lamp arc light | a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes |
ballast light ballast | an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps |
beacon lighthouse beacon light pharos | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships |
brake | a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
brake | anything that slows or hinders a process, she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage, new legislation will put the brakes on spending |
brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
brake cylinder hydraulic brake cylinder master cylinder | a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston |
brake disk | a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel, pressure is applied to it by the brake pads |
brake drum drum | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes |
brake lining | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum |
brake pad | one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk |
brake pedal | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
brake shoe shoe skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
candle taper wax light | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
coaster brake | a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals |
disk brake disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
early warning radar | a radar that is part of an early warning system |
early warning system | a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them |
fairy light | a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) |
foot brake | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hydraulic brake hydraulic brakes | brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder, brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes |
klieg light | carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films |
light light source | any device serving as a source of illumination, he stopped the car and turned off the lights |
light arm | a rifle or pistol |
light bulb lightbulb bulb incandescent lamp electric light electric-light bulb | electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity |
light circuit lighting circuit | wiring that provides power to electric lights |
light-emitting diode LED | diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current, color depends on the material used |
lighter light igniter ignitor | a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires, do you have a light? |
light filter diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
light machine gun | a submachine gun not greater than . millimeter |
light meter exposure meter photometer | photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light |
light microscope | microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object |
light pen electronic stylus | (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated |
limelight calcium light | a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light, formerly used for stage lighting |
lubricating system force-feed lubricating system force feed pressure-feed lubricating system pressure feed | mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings |
navigation light | light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation, red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip |
night-light | light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids) |
organic light-emitting diode OLED | a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers |
panel light | a light to illuminate an instrument panel |
pilot burner pilot light pilot | small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner |