单词 | water-inch |
释义 | water-inch in American English (ˈwɔtərˌɪntʃ) noun a former unit of hydraulic measure, calculated as the discharge of water through a circular opening one inch in diameter and equal to about fourteen pints per minute water-inch in American English (ˈwɔtərˈɪntʃ, ˈwɑtər-) noun Hydraulics the quantity of water (approx. 500 cubic feet) discharged in 24 hours through a circular opening of one inch diameter leading from a reservoir in which the water is constantly only high enough to cover the orifice Word origin [1850–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ethos, heavyweight, muggins, overprint, segue |
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