单词 | overblowing |
释义 | overblowingn.ΚΠ 1573 in G. Donaldson Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1963) VI. 366/2 For..repairing..of thair poirt and heavin..now becumin..dangerous..be overblawing, drying and filling up with sandis. 2. Metallurgy. Subjection of a charge in a blast furnace to an excessive length of blast. Cf. overblown adj.1 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > conversion of metals > of iron into steel > processes involved in overblow1705 recarburization1868 recarburizing1872 after-blow1879 overblowing1879 blow1881 fluid compression1884 pigging back1900 nodulizing1905 nodulization1915 1879 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 121 The removal of phosphorus was assisted by slight over-blowing. 1890 W. M. Williams Chem. Iron & Steel Making xvi. 301 An experimentally overblown sample..in spite of overblowing, produced a high quality of mild steel after the addition of spiegeleisen. 1932 E. Gregory Metall. ii. 35 Over-blowing results in the production of over-oxidised and ‘wild’ metal. 1949 Jrnl. Metals Dec. 27/2 One of the most important features of end-point control is the elimination of overblowing. 3. Music. The action of playing an instrument so as to produce a harmonic of the fundamental note; the production of a harmonic by an instrument. Also occasionally: the action of blowing an instrument too loudly so as to produce an unpleasant sound. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing wind instrument > [noun] > overblowing overblowing1879 1879 Organ Voicing & Tuning 17 Overblowing, or speaking the octave. Causes:—(a), languid too low; (b), excessive wind-hole. 1898 J. Stainer Stainer & Barrett's Dict. Musical Terms (rev. ed.) at Harmonic stops They will take a very strong pressure of wind without overblowing. 1938 Oxf. Compan. Music 59/1 Other wood-wind instruments..obtain their second octave by overblowing. 1958 P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz vi. 79 He did not pay enough attention to intonation, but..it is difficult to judge just how much of this dissonance was intended and how much due to carelessness or even over-blowing. 2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. ii. 274/1 Playing is often described as ‘breathy’ as overblowing is popular to produce harmonics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573 |
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