单词 | rain chamber |
释义 | > as lemmasrain chamber rain chamber n. †(a) Metallurgy a compartment in which noxious fumes are dissolved by the action of a spray of water (obsolete rare); (b) a chamber in which natural rainfall can be simulated, chiefly for purposes of research. ΚΠ 1870 C. L. Bloxam Metals 185 A rain chamber is often provided, in which the condensation of the fume is assisted by water. 1940 Bot. Gaz. 101 870 A total of 677 large and small fruits were placed in a rain chamber for 51 hours. 1987 New Phytologist 106 439 Plants were exposed to simulated rainfalls in an enclosed rain chamber in the greenhouse. < as lemmas |
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