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A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. Ejector condenser (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.

property of expanding in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as the air, steam, and other gases and vapors. -- Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending, stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the unit force or st…

give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light. Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal arrows. Prior.

To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.

One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver.

captain, and engineer in chief, ranking with commodore and having charge of the Bureau of Steam Engineering.

To draw along as a current does; as, water entrained by steam.

mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt. Equilibrium valve (Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See under Valve.

Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid.

e hydrocarbon as the base; an ester. -- Ether engine (Mach.), a condensing engine like a steam engine, but operated by the vapor of ether instead of by steam.

y lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet. Sir. H. Wotton. Evaporating surface (Steam Boilers), that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact.

out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top.

The act or process of exhaling, or sending forth in the form of steam or vapor; evaporation.

Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. Exhaust draught, a forced draught produced by drawing air through a place, as through a furnace, instead of blowing it through. -- Exhaust fan, a fan blower so arranged as to produce an exhaust draught…

The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston.

means; as, to experiment upon electricity; he experimented in plowing with ponies, or by steam power.

shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam.

lence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.

mals; to furnish for consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed water to a steam boiler.

A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.