Definition of Blowpipe

1. Noun. A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat.

Exact synonyms: Blow Tube, Blowtube
Generic synonyms: Tube, Tubing

2. Noun. A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing.
Exact synonyms: Blow Tube, Blowgun, Blowtube
Generic synonyms: Tube, Tubing

Definition of Blowpipe

1. n. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object.

Definition of Blowpipe

1. Noun. (chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture ¹

2. Noun. a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun ¹

3. Noun. (glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blowpipe

1. a blowgun [n -S] - See also: blowgun

Medical Definition of Blowpipe

1. 1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object. It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common mouth blowpipe is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The oxyhydrogen blowpipe, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances. 2. A blowgun; a blowtube. Blowpipe analysis, the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blowpipe

blown one's load
blown save
blown saves
blown the whistle
blown up
blown up(p)
blownup
blowoff
blowoffs
blowout
blowout coil
blowout coils
blowout pipette
blowout preventer
blowouts
blowpipe (current term)
blowpipes
blowpoint
blows
blows away
blows off steam
blows one's load
blows the whistle
blows up
blowsabella
blowsabellas
blowse
blowsed
blowses
blowsier

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