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Meaning of "flue" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLUE

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLUE

flue  [fluː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flue

A flue is a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, furnace, water heater, boiler, or generator to the outdoors. Historically the term flue meant the chimney itself. In the United States, they are also known as vents and for boilers as breeching for water heaters and modern furnaces. They usually operate by buoyancy, also known as the stack effect, or the combustion products may be 'induced' via a blower. As combustion products contain carbon monoxide and other dangerous compounds, proper 'draft', and admission of replacement air is imperative. Building codes, and other standards, regulate their materials, design, and installation.

Definition of flue in the English dictionary

The definition of flue in the dictionary is a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLUE


Angelou
ˈændʒəluː
blew
bluː
blue
bluː
clue
kluː
flew
fluː
flu
fluː
glue
ɡluː
Honolulu
ˌhɒnəˈluːluː
KwaZulu
kwɑːˈzuːluː
loo
luː
lou
luː
loup
luː
lulu
ˈluːluː
navy-blue
ˈneɪvɪ bluː
plu
pluː
sky-blue
ˌskaɪˈbluː
sulu
ˈsuːluː
Tuvalu
ˌtuːvəˈluː
ulu
ˈuːluː
Waterloo
ˌwɔːtəˈluː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLUE

flubdub
fluctuant
fluctuate
fluctuation
fluctuational
flue brush
flue gas
flue pipe
flue stop
flue-cure
flued
fluellen
fluellin
fluence
fluency
fluent
fluently
fluentness
fluework
fluey

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLUE

a bolt from the blue
absolute value
added value
baby-blue
black-and-blue
boys in blue
cobalt blue
duck-egg blue
face value
market value
midnight blue
navy blue
out of the blue
Q value
royal blue
sky blue
store of value
true blue
true-blue
value

Synonyms and antonyms of flue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flue» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flue

Translation of «flue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLUE

Find out the translation of flue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

烟道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

combustión
570 millions of speakers

English

flue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रिप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المداخن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дымовых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিমনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cheminée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flue
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rauchfang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

煙道
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ống khói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃப்ளூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लिप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canna fumaria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spalinowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

димових
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de ardere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καυσαερίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rökkanal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUE»

The term «flue» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flue

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QUOTES WITH «FLUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flue.
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Meg Ryan
I heard that chivalry was dead, but I think it's just got a bad flue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLUE»

Discover the use of flue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Condensation of Water Vapor and Sulfuric Acid in Boiler Flue Gas
Modeling results for prediction of sulfuric acid vapor concentration in the flue gas were compared with measured data obtained by the controlled condensation method.
Kwangkook Jeong, 2009
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Profiles in Flue Gas Desulfurization
Each technology profile includes a schematic depicting its major equipment components and arrangement, laid out side-by-side with descriptive text that summarizes how the process works, where and how it is currently being utilized, its ...
Richard R. Lunt, John D. Cunic, 2010
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Masonry Skills
Installing FIue Linings As previously mentioned, there must be a separate flue for every fireplace or heat source such as a furnace. Start the flue lining for furnaces approximately 12 inches below the thimble intake, or where the furnace pipe is ...
R. T. Kreh, 2002
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Farmers' Bulletin
The smoke chamber is the area from the top of the throat (ee, fig. 15) to the bottom of the flue (it, fig. 15). As indicated under "Throat" (p. 19), the sidewalls should slope inward to meet the flue. The smoke shelf and the smoke- chamber walls ...
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Gas Installation Technology
These are specially designed, corrugated construction flue liners which can be passed down through an existing flue to provide a sound flue system of the correct diameter. These liners must not protrude from the flueway and, where the  ...
R. D. Treloar, 2010
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Flue Gas and Fly Ash
Proceedings of a contractors' meeting organized by the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General XII for Science, Research and Development, held in Brussels, Belgium, 16 June 1988.
P.F. Sens, J.K. Wilkinson, 2003
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Apartment House Incinerators (flue-fed)
Scope and Limitation This report deals primarily with flue-fed incinerators; however, the performance levels and test methods recommended are applicable to any apartment house incinerator. Detailed design criteria such as combustion  ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Advisory Board, 1965
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Beneficial Reuse of Lime Softening Residuals for Flue Gas ...
Flue Gas Desulfurization System Introduction Wet-limestone flue gas desulfurization (FGD) is the most common process used in the United States for removal of sulfur dioxide (S02) from power plant flue gas emissions. According to the 1992 ...
Larry D. Shannon, 1997
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Dry Scrubbing Technologies for Flue Gas Desulfurization
In the LEG process, water is added to the surface of limestone particles contained in a fixed bed either by direct contact condensation from a humidified flue gas or by the use of an over-bed water spray. Sulfur dioxide containing flue gas is ...
Barbara Toole-O'Neil, Ohio Coal Development Office, 1998
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Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to
Installing a flue liner COWL MORTAR COWL MORTAR Casting a flue liner Professional installers can casta flue liner in your unlined chimney. A deflated tube is lowered into the chimney. It is inflated, and a lightweight semiliquid mixture is ...
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flue is used in the context of the following news items.
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Call to check chimneys after Melbourne fires set off alarm bells over …
"As the cold weather bites, there have been a number of chimney flue fires," he said. "The MFB would like to remind Melburnians to check their ... «The Age, Jul 15»
2
FCV tobacco crop size fixed at 120 mn. kg - The Hindu
The Tobacco Board has pegged the crop size for Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) Tobacco, which is cultivated in Andhra Pradesh, at 120 million kg, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Stony Brook Secures $2.5 Million Grant For Energy Technology …
... led by Professor Jon Longtin from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the university, is to condense water out of flue gas to provide ... «SBIndependent, Jul 15»
4
Keeping Falklands pristine: waste fuels and oil recycled into energy …
Flue gases are routinely checked to ensure no high pollution levels and combustion faults. As a backup, oil spill kits and absorbent materials ... «MercoPress, Jul 15»
5
Scouting the UFC 189 judges: Do they have tendencies? - Bloody …
I had the pleasure of shadow judging next to Rosales at Bellator 136 earlier this year as he called out Chad George's Von Flue choke in spite of ... «Bloody Elbow, Jul 15»
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David Branch: When I get in there, I want people to say 'Goddamn …
... the fourth round, and then in his first fight of the light heavyweight tournament he showed off a rare Von Flue choke against Jesse McElligott. «MMAmania.com, Jul 15»
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Scott Hollifield: Chimney-related incidents on the rise, sort of …
“Firefighters, assisted by members of York County's Advanced Tactical Rescue squad, accessed the flue by cutting through the interior wall of ... «McDowell News, Jul 15»
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Iqaluit residents gather for an elder's qulliq lesson - Nunatsiaq News
asks one cold person at the workshop, attempting to open the chimney flue. A flame finally catches and a haze of smoke fills the chalet, but the ... «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
9
$18 Million Algae Biofuel Blast From US Energy Department
... courtesy of industrial flue gas from a nearby power plant (a variation on that theme is already at work by the company LanzaTech, which uses ... «CleanTechnica, Jul 15»
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THIS OLD TOWN: Church services were held in a Mansfield tavern
The oven and each of the tavern's 10 fireplaces had its own flue in two big chimneys that measure three by five feet. Alas for Harris's dreams! «Wicked Local Mansfield, Jul 15»

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