steam 音标拼音: [st'im]
n . 蒸汽,精力
a . 蒸汽的
vi . 蒸发,行驶,发怒
vt . 蒸,煮,散发
蒸汽,精力蒸汽的蒸发,行驶,发怒蒸,煮,散发
steam n 1 :
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere v 1 :
travel by means of steam power ; "
The ship steamed off into the Pacific " [
synonym : {
steamer }, {
steam }]
2 :
emit steam ; "
The rain forest was literally steaming "
3 :
rise as vapor 4 :
get very angry ; "
her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man "
5 :
clean by means of steaming ; "
steam -
clean the upholstered sofa " [
synonym : {
steam }, {
steam clean }]
6 :
cook something by letting steam pass over it ; "
just steam the vegetables "
Steam \
Steam \ (
st [=
e ]
m ),
n . [
OE .
stem ,
steem ,
vapor ,
flame ,
AS .
ste ['
a ]
m vapor ,
smoke ,
odor ;
akin to D .
stoom steam ,
perhaps originally ,
a pillar ,
or something rising like a pillar ;
cf .
Gr .
sty `
ein to erect ,
sty ^
los a pillar ,
and E .
stand .]
1 .
The elastic ,
aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling point ;
water in the state of vapor ;
gaseous water .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
2 .
The mist formed by condensed vapor ;
visible vapor ; --
so called in popular usage .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Any exhalation . "
A steam of rich ,
distilled perfumes ."
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Dry steam },
steam which does not contain water held in suspension mechanically ; --
sometimes applied to superheated steam .
{
Exhaust steam }.
See under {
Exhaust }.
{
High steam },
or {
High -
pressure steam },
steam of which the pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere .
{
Low steam },
or {
Low -
pressure steam },
steam of which the pressure is less than ,
equal to ,
or not greatly above ,
that of the atmosphere .
{
Saturated steam },
steam at the temperature of the boiling point which corresponds to its pressure ; --
sometimes also applied to {
wet steam }.
{
Superheated steam },
steam heated to a temperature higher than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure .
It can not exist in contact with water ,
nor contain water ,
and resembles a perfect gas ; --
called also {
surcharged steam }, {
anhydrous steam },
and {
steam gas }.
{
Wet steam },
steam which contains water held in suspension mechanically ; --
called also {
misty steam }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Steam is often used adjectively ,
and in combination ,
to denote ,
produced by heat ,
or operated by power ,
derived from steam ,
in distinction from other sources of power ;
as in steam boiler or steam -
boiler ,
steam dredger or steam -
dredger ,
steam engine or steam -
engine ,
steam heat ,
steam plow or steam -
plow ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Steam blower }.
(
a )
A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire .
(
b )
A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine .
{
Steam boiler },
a boiler for producing steam .
See {
Boiler },
3 ,
and Note .
In the illustration ,
the shell a of the boiler is partly in section ,
showing the tubes ,
or flues ,
which the hot gases ,
from the fire beneath the boiler ,
enter ,
after traversing the outside of the shell ,
and through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d ,
which delivers them to the chimney ;
b is the manhole ;
c the dome ;
e the steam pipe ;
f the feed and blow -
off pipe ;
g the safety valve ;
hthe water gauge .
{
Steam car },
a car driven by steam power ,
or drawn by a locomotive .
{
Steam carriage },
a carriage upon wheels moved on common roads by steam .
{
Steam casing }.
See {
Steam jacket },
under {
Jacket }.
{
Steam chest },
the box or chamber from which steam is distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine ,
steam pump ,
etc .,
and which usually contains one or more valves ; --
called also {
valve chest },
and {
valve box }.
See Illust .
of {
Slide valve },
under {
Slide }.
{
Steam chimney },
an annular chamber around the chimney of a boiler furnace ,
for drying steam .
{
Steam coil },
a coil of pipe ,
or a collection of connected pipes ,
for containing steam ; --
used for heating ,
drying ,
etc .
{
Steam colors } (
Calico Printing ),
colors in which the chemical reaction fixing the coloring matter in the fiber is produced by steam .
{
Steam cylinder },
the cylinder of a steam engine ,
which contains the piston .
See Illust .
of {
Slide valve },
under {
Slide }.
{
Steam dome } (
Steam Boilers ),
a chamber upon the top of the boiler ,
from which steam is conducted to the engine .
See Illust .
of Steam boiler ,
above .
{
Steam fire engine },
a fire engine consisting of a steam boiler and engine ,
and pump which is driven by the engine ,
combined and mounted on wheels .
It is usually drawn by horses ,
but is sometimes made self -
propelling .
{
Steam fitter },
a fitter of steam pipes .
{
Steam fitting },
the act or the occupation of a steam fitter ;
also ,
a pipe fitting for steam pipes .
{
Steam gas }.
See {
Superheated steam },
above .
{
Steam gauge },
an instrument for indicating the pressure of the steam in a boiler .
The {
mercurial steam gauge }
is a bent tube partially filled with mercury ,
one end of which is connected with the boiler while the other is open to the air ,
so that the steam by its pressure raises the mercury in the long limb of the tube to a height proportioned to that pressure .
A more common form ,
especially for high pressures ,
consists of a spring pressed upon by the steam ,
and connected with the pointer of a dial .
The spring may be a flattened ,
bent tube ,
closed at one end ,
which the entering steam tends to straighten ,
or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal ,
or a mass of confined air ,
etc .
{
Steam gun },
a machine or contrivance from which projectiles may be thrown by the elastic force of steam .
{
Steam hammer },
a hammer for forging ,
which is worked directly by steam ;
especially ,
a hammer which is guided vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder located directly over an anvil .
In the variety known as Nasmyth '
s ,
the cylinder is fixed ,
and the hammer is attached to the piston rod .
In that known as Condie '
s ,
the piston is fixed ,
and the hammer attached to the lower end of the cylinder .
{
Steam heater }.
(
a )
A radiator heated by steam .
(
b )
An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler ,
radiator ,
piping ,
and fixures for warming a house by steam .
{
Steam jacket }.
See under {
Jacket }.
{
Steam packet },
a packet or vessel propelled by steam ,
and running periodically between certain ports .
{
Steam pipe },
any pipe for conveying steam ;
specifically ,
a pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine .
{
Steam plow }
or {
Steam plough },
a plow ,
or gang of plows ,
moved by a steam engine .
{
Steam port },
an opening for steam to pass through ,
as from the steam chest into the cylinder .
{
Steam power },
the force or energy of steam applied to produce results ;
power derived from a steam engine .
{
Steam propeller }.
See {
Propeller }.
{
Steam pump },
a small pumping engine operated by steam .
It is usually direct -
acting .
{
Steam room } (
Steam Boilers ),
the space in the boiler above the water level ,
and in the dome ,
which contains steam .
{
Steam table },
a table on which are dishes heated by steam for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel ,
restaurant ,
etc .
{
Steam trap },
a self -
acting device by means of which water that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will be discharged without permitting steam to escape .
{
Steam tug },
a steam vessel used in towing or propelling ships .
{
Steam vessel },
a vessel propelled by steam ;
a steamboat or steamship ;
a steamer .
{
Steam whistle },
an apparatus attached to a steam boiler ,
as of a locomotive ,
through which steam is rapidly discharged ,
producing a loud whistle which serves as a warning or a signal .
The steam issues from a narrow annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or hemisphere ,
striking the thin edge of the bell above it ,
and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a common whistle .
[
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Steam \
Steam \ (
st [=
e ]
m ),
v .
t .
1 .
To exhale . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To expose to the action of steam ;
to apply steam to for softening ,
dressing ,
or preparing ;
as ,
to steam wood ;
to steamcloth ;
to steam food ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
Steam \
Steam \ (
st [=
e ]
m ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Steamed }
(
st [=
e ]
md );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Steaming }.]
1 .
To emit steam or vapor .
[
1913 Webster ]
My brother '
s ghost hangs hovering there ,
O '
er his warm blood ,
that steams into the air .
--
Dryden .
[
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Let the crude humors dance In heated brass ,
steaming with fire intense . --
J .
Philips .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To rise in vapor ;
to issue ,
or pass off ,
as vapor .
[
1913 Webster ]
The dissolved amber . . .
steamed away into the air .
--
Boyle .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To move or travel by the agency of steam .
[
1913 Webster ]
The vessel steamed out of port . --
N .
P .
Willis .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
To generate steam ;
as ,
the boiler steams well .
[
1913 Webster ]
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steam ":
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out agent ,
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