blowdown

blow·down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bloh-doun]
- /ˈbloʊˌdaʊn/
- /blˈəʊdaʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloh-doun]
- /ˈbloʊˌdaʊn/

Definitions of blowdown word

noun blowdown an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant 3
noun blowdown Blowdown is when fluid from a vessel or industrial building is dumped in a controlled way because something unexpected has happened. 3
noun blowdown Automotive. a procedure for measuring the compression within an engine to identify certain mechanical defects, such as worn piston rings. 1
noun blowdown a tree or stand of timber that has been blown down by the wind. 1
noun blowdown (chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure. 0
noun blowdown (industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle. 0

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Origin of blowdown

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85 for earlier sense; noun use of verb phrase blow down

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Parts of speech for Blowdown

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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blowdown popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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