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bellows

bel·lows
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bel-ohz, -uh z]
    • /ˈbɛl oʊz, -əz/
    • /ˈbel.əʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-ohz, -uh z]
    • /ˈbɛl oʊz, -əz/

Definitions of bellows word

  • noun bellows an instrument consisting of an air chamber with flexible sides or end, a means of compressing it, an inlet valve, and a constricted outlet that is used to create a stream of air, as for producing a draught for a fire or for sounding organ pipes 3
  • noun bellows a telescopic light-tight sleeve, connecting the lens system of some cameras to the body of the instrument 3
  • noun bellows a flexible corrugated element used as an expansion joint, pump, or means of transmitting axial motion 3
  • noun bellows George (Wesley)1882-1925; U.S. painter 3
  • singular noun bellows a device that produces a stream of air through a narrow tube when its sides are pressed together: used in pipe organs, for blowing fires, etc. 3
  • singular noun bellows anything like a bellows, as the folding part of some cameras, the lungs, etc. 3

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Origin of bellows

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English bel(o)wes (plural), Old English belg, short for blǣst belg, plural belgas blast-bag; cognate with Dutch blaasbalg, German Blasebalg, Old Norse belgr. See belly

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Parts of speech for Bellows

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bellows popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bellows usage trend in Literature

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