blow tube
- noun
- /bloʊ tuːb/
- Specialized
:
tubo de soplado
- She used a blow tube to direct oxygen into the flame and shape the delicate ornament.
Examples
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A blow tube is essential in some chemistry experiments to obtain a hotter flame.
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The glassblower used a blow tube to shape the molten glass.
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The glassblower carefully inserted the blow tube into the furnace to heat the molten glass.
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Can you pass me the blow tube?
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A blow tube is essential in some chemistry experiments to obtain a hotter flame.
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She used a blow tube to direct oxygen into the flame and shape the delicate ornament.
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The glassblower carefully inserted the blow tube into the furnace to heat the molten glass.
Synonyms
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7.5
A tube you blow into to make a flame hotter for heating metal or glass
A tube that sends air into a flame to make it hotter
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tube used to shoot darts by blowing air' is directly and compositionally derived from 'blow' (to force air out) + 'tube' (a hollow cylinder). This straightforward noun–noun construction follows common word-formation logic and is easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents, making it transparent.
Etymology
Blow tube is a simple tool: a hollow tube you blow air through to make a flame burn 'hotter'. One clear image is a glassmaker directing air into the flame to make it stronger, so the name means a tube used to increase a flame's heat.