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Definition of Blowpipe
1. Noun. A tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat.
2. Noun. A tube through which darts can be shot by blowing.
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
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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.
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