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Definition of Blowups
1. blowup [n] - See also: blowup
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blowups
Literary usage of Blowups
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"THE FAIRY TALE WORLD Room 78 Water colored blowups of Cruikshank drawings for
Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc., as background for Fairy Tale Boxes by ..."
2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1992)
"... preparation, and maintenance —Emergency procedures for blowups, weighting,
buoyancy control —Control of operational problems —Hypothermia/hyperthermia ..."
3. Parents, Peers and Pot II: Parents in Action by Marsha Manatt (1996)
"Subsequently, some parents took a course in family communication skills to learn
how to avoid blowups and fruitless arguments. ..."
4. Food Products by Henry Clapp Sherman (1914)
"The hot solution then goes to the blowups for clarification, which is accomplished
by adding a very small amount of acid calcium phosphate and then enough ..."
5. A Handbook for Cane-sugar Manufacturers and Their Chemists by Guilford Lawson Spencer (1917)
"It is advisable to thoroughly heat this material in steam "blowups," settle the
mud, and decant the clean juice preparatory to filtration. ..."
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