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blowpipe

1 7.5

A tube you blow into to make a flame hotter for heating metal or glass

noun
/ˈbloʊˌpaɪp/

Specialized

: soplete

As the glassblower manipulated the blowpipe, the glowing material began to take shape in his hands.
long blowpipe

Examples

Air is blown into the blowpipe and a bubble forms.
A neck is begun between the blowpipe and the vessel body later in the process.
The flame from these, with a blowpipe, softens and fuses the metals in which they work.

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The artisan expertly used the blowpipe to concentrate the heat needed for melting glass.
In metalworking, a blowpipe is essential for directing a focused stream of air into the flame.

Synonyms

twyer

vsblowpipe

Archaic

1 9.9

A pipe that sends air into a furnace to make the fire hotter

is used more broadly in metalworking and laboratory work rather than only for furnaces

blow tube

vsblowpipe

Specialized

8.2

A tube that sends air into a flame to make it hotter

is more common in metalworking and laboratory tasks than in glasswork

blowtube

vsblowpipe

Specialized

9.9

A tube that sends air into a flame to make it hotter

is used for general flame intensifying rather than narrowly concentrating heat

How Hot

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Specialized

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Specialized

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blowpipe

Specialized

1 7.5

Surface Forms

blowpipe singular

blowpipes plural

Morphology

blowpipe = blow + pipe (transparent) = blow + pipe

The compound directly denotes a pipe used for blowing air/gas, a literal combination of the two words.

Etymology

Blowpipe is a simple compound of blow ('to breathe out') and pipe ('a tube'), so it literally means a 'pipe you blow through'. Because people used such tubes to make a flame hotter or to shape hot glass, blowpipe also means a tube used to add air and increase heat in working with fire or glass.