blowing
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
- Specialized
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soplado
- The engineers tested the new machinery by measuring the speed of the blowing air flow during production.
- blowing air
- blowing apparatus
- blowing agent
Traditionally, cooling microchips works by blowing air over them.
- Traditionally, cooling microchips works by blowing air over them.
Examples
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The tide was up, the wind blowing spindrift across the shaky pier.
Fiction book (1999) -
We're also at the tail end of the blowing season that began last November and ends in May.
Academic text (1994) -
But then I have that blowing on those plants to circulate the air.
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Traditionally, cooling microchips works by blowing air over them.
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Twenty feet further into the murkiness, he felt a breeze blowing and the beginnings of the current moving on his right.
Fiction book (2001) -
The hard, wind-driven pellets of sleet, mixed now with the blowing snow, stung his uncovered nose and lips.
Fiction book (2001) -
The blowing of gas through the pipeline was carefully monitored to ensure efficiency.
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In the lab, the experiment required precise control over the blowing of nitrogen to achieve the desired results.
Synonyms
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3.5
The movement of air through or around things
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2.8
Movement of air through a space or system
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2.6
Air moving through a place or system
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3.5
A flow of air moving through a space, often as a breeze or strong gust
Controlled release of fluid from a boiler or pipe that lowers pressure and removes unwanted material
A stream of air that cleans a surface by blowing away dust
Blowing gas into something for a religious ceremony or medical use
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Gas that comes out of a furnace when machines push air or steam through hot material
How Strong
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Etymology
Blowing comes from an old English word blow, which meant 'to breathe' or 'push air', like when you blow out a candle. So in science and industry, blowing means sending air or gas with force, a controlled, strong 'breath' used to move, shape, or clean things.