2. Verb. (transitive) To make insulating and incombustible. ¹
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Definition of Heatproof
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heatproof
Literary usage of Heatproof
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1920)
"At a very early stage this novel covering of feathers, this new heatproof
contrivance that life had chanced upon, enabled many species of birds to invade a ..."
2. Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education by National Society for the Study of Education (1916)
"Attic, waterproof, heatproof, floor. m. SERVICE SYSTEMS NOTE.—Defects in any
service system should.be checked against the system, -wherever found. ..."
3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"Asbesto» is a fibrous mineral; a natural rock, heatproof and will stand considerable
usage without excessive wear. Care of Brakes. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"had in thick blocks or thin slabs, and requires no boiling in tar to make it
acid- and heatproof. It should be noticed that prolonged submersion in boiling ..."
5. The Electrical Engineer (1891)
"F. Jones and Co. have many adaptations of their silicate cotton to fireproof and
heatproof purposes. A small heat engine is shown by Messrs FW Potter and ..."
6. Bulletin by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1905)
"It cannot be woven but is used as a base for heatproof paints and cements, boiler
coverings, etc. 5517.—Asbestos, var. ..."
7. Standards and Tests for the Measurement of the Efficiency of Schools and by Bird Thomas Baldwin, Burdette Ross Buckingham, George Drayton Strayer, Guy Montrose Whipple (1916)
"Attic, waterproof, heatproof, floor. III. SERVICE SYSTEMS NOTE.—Defects in any
service system should be checked against the system, wherever found. ..."
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