(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
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bellows::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | blower |
Examples of bellows
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Thus, any note can be played while the bellows is either expanded or compressed.
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Draught for the furnaces came from two large bellows driven by the water wheels.
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When the volume of the bellows is decreased, the air escapes through the outlet.
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Behind the walls are three stories of pipes, woodwork, electronics and bellows.
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But what messages could these rumbling bellows communicate about their senders?
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The bellows has been replaced by electronically controlled hydraulic actuators.
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Listen to the way his bellows are echoed and try to enjoy them, against all odds.
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Pet birds breathe by moving their breastbones forward and back, like a bellows.
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These were equipped with folding bellows that permitted much greater compactness.
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- A mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
- A bellows is a device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. Basically, a bellows is a deformable container which has an outlet nozzle. When the volume of the bellows is decreased, the air escapes through the outlet. ...
- In photography, a bellows is the pleated expandable part of a camera, usually a large or medium format camera, to allow the lens to be moved with respect to the focal plane for focusing.
- Working a bellows, denotes a struggle, but a final triumph over poverty and fate by energy and perseverance. To dream of seeing a bellows, distant friends are longing to see you. To hear one, occult knowledge will be obtained by the help of powerful means. ...
- The flexible element of an expansion joint consisting of one or more convolutions and the end tangents, if any.
- Similar in construction to a pneumatic, only larger (that is, two boards, hinged at one end and covered with bellows cloth). Often used as reservoirs to store suction, or as pumping bellows to evacuate the air from a reservoir, they range in size from 6" wide plus, and 8"-10" long plus. ...
- A popular accessory to help boost combustion in wood fires, feeding air to the flames as it is forced out of an expandable bladder. ...
- Light tight, folding sleeve which can be fitted between the lens and the film plane.
- An object used to create a blast of air.
