Buffing-apparatus

  • 1Buffing apparatus — Buff ing ap pa*ra tus See {Buffer}, 1. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2buffing apparatus — Buffer Buff er (b[u^]f [ e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See {Buffet} a blow.] 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion… …

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  • 3George Westinghouse — Infobox Scientist name = George Westinghouse caption = birth date = birth date|1846|10|6 birth place = Central Bridge, New York death date = death date and age|1914|03|12|1846|10|06 death place = New York, New York residence = citizenship =… …

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  • 4antacid — Buffer Buff er (b[u^]f [ e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See {Buffet} a blow.] 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion… …

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  • 5Buffer — Buff er (b[u^]f [ e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See {Buffet} a blow.] 1. (Mech.) (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car. (b) A pad or cushion forming the… …

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  • 6Buffer — Buffer, Stoßballen (buffing apparatus, buffers; appareils de choc, tampons; respingenti, paraurti). B. sind an den Stirnseiten der Eisenbahnfahrzeuge angebrachte Konstruktionsteile, die den Zweck haben, die auf die Fahrzeuge nach deren… …

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  • 7buffer — n. 1. Buffing apparatus, guard, concussion guard. 2. Stupid lout, clown, dolt, duffer …

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  • 8algae — algal, adj. /al jee/, n.pl., sing. alga / geuh/. any of numerous groups of chlorophyll containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single celled forms to multicellular forms 100 ft. (30 m) or more long, distinguished… …

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  • 9buffer — buffer1 /buf euhr/, n. 1. an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc. 2. any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, esp. on machinery. 3. any …

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