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Meaning of "steam-chest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STEAM-CHEST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEAM-CHEST

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Steam-Chest 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 STEAM-CHEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of steam-chest in the English dictionary

The definition of steam-chest in the dictionary is a chamber that encloses the slide valve of a steam engine and forms a manifold for the steam supply to the valve.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEAM-CHEST

steam point
steam radio
steam reforming
steam room
steam train
steam trap
steam turbine
steam up
steam whistle
steam-boiler
steam-driven
steam-engine
steam-generating heavy-water reactor
steam-shovel
steamboat
steamed
steamed pudding
steamed up
steamer
steamer chair

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEAM-CHEST

barghest
behest
chest
chest-on-chest
community chest
farthest
furthest
get something off one´s chest
hest
hope chest
medicine chest
pyx chest
sea chest
slop chest
tea chest
toolchest
toychest
treasure chest
war chest
wind chest

Synonyms and antonyms of steam-chest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «steam-chest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEAM-CHEST

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

Translator English - Chinese

蒸汽胸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vapor pecho
570 millions of speakers

English

steam-chest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाप छाती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البخار الصدر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пара - грудь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

steam - peito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাষ্প-বুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vapeur poitrine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dada stim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dampf - Brust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蒸気チェスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증기 가슴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uap dada
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi ngực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீராவி மார்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टीम-छाती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

buharla göğüs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vapore - torace
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komoda parowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пара- груди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abur - piept
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατμού - στήθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stoom - bors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

steam - bröst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

damp brystet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of steam-chest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEAM-CHEST»

The term «steam-chest» is normally little used and occupies the 145.563 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEAM-CHEST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about steam-chest

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAM-CHEST»

Discover the use of steam-chest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steam-chest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Steam Turbines for Modern Fossil-fuel Power Plants
This became possible thanks to a possibility to calculate the heat transfer conditions from steam to the inner valve steam-chest surface with a sufficient accuracy with the use of dimensionless criterion equations and owing to a high level of ...
Aleksandr Shaulovich Leĭzerovich, 2008
2
Popular Mechanics
If the face of the piston is square with the edge, the inner nut on the rod faced off square in the lathe, while on the rod, and the piston and locknuts then put on and tightened, no difficulty should be experienced. The steam chest, shown in Figs.
3
The Locomotive Up to Date: the Classic Reference for Steam ...
C packing for the valve stem is necessary and the cover to the steam chest may even be omitted in some cases. The valve reciprocates in the usual manner over the ports of the cylinder and the stem being in an independent chamber there is ...
Charles McShane, 2007
4
History of the American Steam Fire-Engine
27A. Valve Rod Clamp Bolts, each. 27B. Valve Rod Clamp Gib. 28. Valve Rod Stufling Box Nut or Gland. 28A. 'Valve Rod Stufiing Box Follower. 29. Back Steam Chest Head which combines the Seat for Valve Rod Stufling Box. 30. Lubricator.
William T. King, 2001
5
Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice
When a moderate speed has been attained, the starting valve should be closed and communication opened between the highprcssure exhaust and low-pressure steam chest, thus causing the engine to operate as a compound. Figs. 431 ...
American Railway Master Mechanics' Association
6
Vulcanhammer.info Guide to Pile Driving Equipment
15A OPEN STEAM CHEST HEAD BUSHING 158 OPEN STEAM CHEST HEAD OUTBOARD BUSHING SECTION AeA (VALVE SHOWN IN EXHAUST POSITION ) 3 1534 DIA. SHEAVES (2) 3A SHEAVE BUSHINGS (2) 5 SHEAVE PIN fiG ...
Don Warrington
7
Classic American Locomotives: The 1909 Classic on Steam ...
object to provide simple means to permit the. steam to pass from the exhaust chamber and lubricate the steam chest cover, to make the several parts adjustable to accommodate the various conditions, and which canbe madetobalance any ...
Charles McShane, 2013
8
The Operation of Steam Locomotives: Locomotive Engine ...
One watching the regulated number of oil-drops passing each minute from the lubricator into the oil-pipe naturally supposed that the same number of drops were passing with the same regularity into the steam-chest. MISTAKES ABOUT ...
Angus Sinclair, 2010
9
Popular Science
"J Chucked gland end out, the steam chest can be drilled and reamed for the valve stem and the hole then opened out to take the gland. cylinder and repeat as for the head. Put witness marks on the column, cover, and cylinder flange, making ...
10
1921 Shay Geared Locomotive Engine and Parts Catalog
11 cylinder only) Steam chest cover casing Cylinder crank bearing cap—See Note Cylinder crank bearing bra-ca, top—See Note Cylinder crank bearing brass, bottom—See Note Cylinder crank bearing cap (Used on Fig. 11 cylinder only) ...
Shay Locomotive Works, 2008

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEAM-CHEST»

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Consider the pros and cons when importing heavy oil for cokers
Using a steam-chest configuration for the utility will often result in running at a lower pressure than the condensate return system. Under these conditions, the ... «Hydrocarbon Processing, Feb 15»
2
Maverick Industries Begins EPP Production at New Jackson, MI …
Maverick Industries announces it has begun production at their 140,000-square-foot steam-chest molding plant in Jackson, Michigan. Along with automotive and ... «PR Web, Apr 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Steam-Chest [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/steam-chest>. Apr 2024 ».
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