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exhauster
ex·haust E0274400 (ĭg-zôst′)v. ex·haust·ed, ex·haust·ing, ex·hausts v.tr.1. To make extremely weary; wear out. See Synonyms at tire1.2. a. To remove a resource from; deplete: tobacco crops that exhausted the soil of nutrients.b. To use up completely: a costly project that exhausted our funds. See Synonyms at deplete.3. To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly: exhaust a topic.4. a. To let out the contents of (a container); cause or allow to escape: a leak that exhausted the air tank.b. To let out or draw off (a gas, for example) from a container.v.intr. To escape or pass out: Steam exhausts through this valve.n.1. a. The escape or release of vaporous waste material, as from an engine.b. The fumes or gases so released.2. A duct or pipe through which waste material is emitted.3. An apparatus for drawing out noxious air or waste material by means of a partial vacuum.
[Latin exhaurīre, exhaust- : ex-, ex- + haurīre, to draw.]
ex·haust′ed·ly adv.ex·haust′er n.ex·haust′i·bil′i·ty n.ex·haust′i·ble adj.ex·haust′ing·ly adv.Exhauster
Exhauster an obsolete name for a fan, usually a centrifugal fan, that creates a suction and is designed to remove dust, flue gases, and other harmful impurities from the air of production areas. Exhausters are also used in pneumatic conveying systems for the removal of the waste materials generated in certain industrial processes. ThesaurusSeeexhaust |