| 释义 |
pressure-test, n. and v. trans.
[f. pressure n. + test n.1]
A. n. A test for pressure of any kind, or of ability to withstand or sustain pressure.
B. v. trans. To subject to a test of this nature.
[1882R. Sennett Marine Steam Engine xxvii. 570 The water-pressure test should be double the working steam pressure, provided that during the examination no indication of weakness is observed.] 1888W. C. Unwin Testing of Materials of Construction xv. 479 It may be useful to examine if the rate of hardening in pressure tests can be expressed as simply as that in tension tests. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 87 The muscles may be so wasted that no pressure-test is available. 1941Wyndham Lewis Let. 17 Oct. (1963) 300 No. 1 doctor said that if the [ocular] pressure-test gave a negative result, that then another cause must be looked for. 1957Sun (Baltimore) 19 June 40/3 They were pressure-testing it with oxygen, after welding it, when the tank exploded. 1977Offshore Engineer June 50/3 We pressure-tested flotation chambers to check water-tightness. |