Glossary

Glossary

air right

The legal property right for use of the space above a specified elevated plane; usually includes the right to ground […]

Glossary

air separator

An apparatus for separating ground-up materials pneumatically into various sizes.

Glossary

air shaft, air well

A ventilating shaft; a roofless enclosed area within a building or between buildings; may have openings such as windows.

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air shutter

A device for regulating the quantity of air being mixed with gas for combustion.

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air slaking

Absorption by quicklime or cement of moisture and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, causing the material to change its chemical

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air pump

A pump used to exhaust or to compress air, or force it through another apparatus. Also see air compressor.

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