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单词 pneumatic paradox
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pneumatic paradox
pneumatic paradox n. Obsolete the phenomenon whereby a flap-valve covering a hole for escaping gas is held in a nearly closed position by atmospheric pressure, the flow of escaping gas at the edges creating a region of lower pressure within the hole.
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c1841 J. H. Abbott in N. Amer. Rev. (1841) Jan. 273 (title) An attempt to determine by experimental research, the true theory of the pneumatic paradox.
1890 Manufacturer & Builder Dec. 278/3 This is one form of the ‘pneumatic paradox’ so called, and..is due entirely to the action of ‘lateral’ or ‘induced currents’ of air.
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