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Definition of Oxyacetylene
1. Noun. A mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals.
Definition of Oxyacetylene
1. Noun. A mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals. ¹
2. Adjective. Using this mixture e.g. an ''oxyacetylene torch'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oxyacetylene
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxyacetylene
Literary usage of Oxyacetylene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plumbers' Handbook by Samuel Edward Dibble (1922)
"SECTION 3 oxyacetylene WELDING oxyacetylene welding is the process of uniting
... The oxyacetylene flame consists of two parts, a small inner cone flame ..."
2. NBS Special Publication (1919)
"oxyacetylene. A carefully planned series of tests intended to demonstrate the-
economy and efficiency of oxyacetylene welding and cutting apparatus is being ..."
3. The Second Power Kink Book: A Collection of Short Articles from Power in (1918)
"REPAIRS BY oxyacetylene TORCH About 50 lb. of copper and brass starting-box
contacts that otherwise would have been sold as scrap metal was saved by BURNED ..."
4. The Work of the Railway Carman by Edmond K. Hogan, Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America (1921)
"The oxyacetylene welding apparatus is a system of valves, hose and torch, attached
to two tanks—one containing acetylene gas and one containing oxygen. ..."
5. The American Machinist Shop Note Book: A Collection of Articles (1919)
"oxyacetylene WELDING HIGH-SPEED STEEL TO MACHINE STEEL Owing to the high cost of
high-speed steel, the practice of welding high-speed steel tips to ..."
6. Descriptions of Occupations by United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Employment Service (1918)
"oxyacetylene-BURNER HAND, CONSTRUCTION AND WRECKING Description: The duty of the
oxyacetylene burner or cutter is the operation of autogenous gas-cutting ..."
7. Women in the Engineering Trades: A Problem, a Solution, and Some Criticisms by Barbara Drake (1918)
"But the substitution of male by female labour in a skilled trade offers, perhaps,
its classic example in oxyacetylene welding, a skilled hand operation used ..."
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