单词 | moisture barrier |
释义 | > as lemmasmoisture barrier moisture barrier n. (a) chiefly Building, a barrier which prevents moisture from getting into something; (b) a natural barrier occurring in the skin against harmful elements which is maintained by adding moisture (using cosmetic moisturizers, etc.). ΚΠ 1940 Building Materials & Structures Rep. (U.S. National Bureau of Standards Rep. BMS 50) 6 Accelerated aging produced large increases in water absorption of some of the boards and in water permeability of most of the boards, which indicates that they should not be depended upon to function as a moisture barrier. 1986 A. Limon in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) i. iv. 69 (caption) How the insulation is positioned in a flat roof,..with the moisture barrier always on the warm side of the insulation. 1997 Hair Flair Nov.–Dec. 86 The moisturiser also rebuilds the skin's natural moisture barrier to nourish the driest, thirstiest skin. < as lemmas |
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