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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ULLAGE

From Old French ouillage filling of a cask, from ouiller to fill a cask, from ouil eye, from Latin oculus eye.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ULLAGE

ullage  [ˈʌlɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ULLAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ullage is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ullage in English.

WHAT DOES ULLAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ullage

Ullage

Ullage or headspace refers to the unfilled space in a container, particularly with a liquid.

Definition of ullage in the English dictionary

The first definition of ullage in the dictionary is the volume by which a liquid container falls short of being full. Other definition of ullage is the quantity of liquid lost from a container due to leakage or evaporation. Ullage is also the amount of liquid remaining in a container after such loss.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ULLAGE

PRESENT

Present
I ullage
you ullage
he/she/it ullages
we ullage
you ullage
they ullage
Present continuous
I am ullaging
you are ullaging
he/she/it is ullaging
we are ullaging
you are ullaging
they are ullaging
Present perfect
I have ullaged
you have ullaged
he/she/it has ullaged
we have ullaged
you have ullaged
they have ullaged
Present perfect continuous
I have been ullaging
you have been ullaging
he/she/it has been ullaging
we have been ullaging
you have been ullaging
they have been ullaging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ullaged
you ullaged
he/she/it ullaged
we ullaged
you ullaged
they ullaged
Past continuous
I was ullaging
you were ullaging
he/she/it was ullaging
we were ullaging
you were ullaging
they were ullaging
Past perfect
I had ullaged
you had ullaged
he/she/it had ullaged
we had ullaged
you had ullaged
they had ullaged
Past perfect continuous
I had been ullaging
you had been ullaging
he/she/it had been ullaging
we had been ullaging
you had been ullaging
they had been ullaging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ullage
you will ullage
he/she/it will ullage
we will ullage
you will ullage
they will ullage
Future continuous
I will be ullaging
you will be ullaging
he/she/it will be ullaging
we will be ullaging
you will be ullaging
they will be ullaging
Future perfect
I will have ullaged
you will have ullaged
he/she/it will have ullaged
we will have ullaged
you will have ullaged
they will have ullaged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ullaging
you will have been ullaging
he/she/it will have been ullaging
we will have been ullaging
you will have been ullaging
they will have been ullaging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ullage
you would ullage
he/she/it would ullage
we would ullage
you would ullage
they would ullage
Conditional continuous
I would be ullaging
you would be ullaging
he/she/it would be ullaging
we would be ullaging
you would be ullaging
they would be ullaging
Conditional perfect
I would have ullage
you would have ullage
he/she/it would have ullage
we would have ullage
you would have ullage
they would have ullage
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ullaging
you would have been ullaging
he/she/it would have been ullaging
we would have been ullaging
you would have been ullaging
they would have been ullaging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ullage
we let´s ullage
you ullage
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ullage
Past participle
ullaged
Present Participle
ullaging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ULLAGE


acknowledge
əkˈnɒlɪdʒ
assemblage
əˈsɛmblɪdʒ
cartilage
ˈkɑːtɪlɪdʒ
college
ˈkɒlɪdʒ
Coolidge
ˈkuːlɪdʒ
curtilage
ˈkɜːtɪlɪdʒ
haulage
ˈhɔːlɪdʒ
knowledge
ˈnɒlɪdʒ
milage
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
mileage
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
millage
ˈmɪlɪdʒ
pillage
ˈpɪlɪdʒ
privilege
ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ
silage
ˈsaɪlɪdʒ
spillage
ˈspɪlɪdʒ
sullage
ˈsʌlɪdʒ
tillage
ˈtɪlɪdʒ
tutelage
ˈtjuːtɪlɪdʒ
village
ˈvɪlɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ULLAGE

ulcerous
ulcerously
ulcerousness
ulema
ulex
ulexite
Ulfila
Ulfilas
uliginous
ulitis
ullage rocket
ullaged
Ullswater
Ulm
ulmaceous
ulmin
ulna
ulnad
ulnae
ulnar

WORDS THAT END LIKE ULLAGE

athlete´s village
bricolage
collage
fishing village
fullage
global village
Greenwich Village
grillage
holiday village
hypallage
intervillage
maquillage
no-tillage
outlet village
pupillage
shopping village
smallage
stillage
tallage
tollage
treillage

Synonyms and antonyms of ullage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ullage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ULLAGE

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

Translator English - Chinese

空余量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de merma
570 millions of speakers

English

ullage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रसाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаполненный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espaço vazio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ullage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ullage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ullage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目減り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼리지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ullage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

định phần thiếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ullage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ullage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fire
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ullage
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ekspansyjnej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незаповнений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ulaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απογεμίσματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

restant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gasutrymme
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ullage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ullage

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ULLAGE»

The term «ullage» is normally little used and occupies the 112.974 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ULLAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ullage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ullage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ULLAGE»

Discover the use of ullage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ullage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The excise officer's manual and improved gauger: being a ...
To CAST THE ULLAGE OF A LYING CASK BY THE HEAD ROD, OR SLIDING RULE, OR ULLAGE RULE. Place the bung diameter on the lower line of the slide (B or C) to 100 on the lower line of the rule, (Seg Ly); find the wet inches to the left  ...
Joseph Bateman, 1840
2
The description and use of the sliding rule, in arithmetic, ...
Also, the description of the ship carpenter's sliding rule, and its use applied to the construction of masts, yards, &c. together with the description and use of the guaging rule, gauging rod, & ullage rule Andrew Mackay. Ions, 84, 108, llO, and 120 ...
Andrew Mackay, 1811
3
Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design: Volume 56 - ...
It is common practice not to load a tank truck or rail car full of a petroleum liquid but to leave some vapor space (ullage) to allow for possible liquid expansion. If there is insufficient ullage, an increase in temperature can make the liquid expand ...
John J. McKetta Jr, 1996
4
Tanker Safety
This can be done by lowering a weighted tape to the bottom of the tank to give a direct measurement or, alternatively, the ullage or height of the space above the oil can be found by lowering a measuring tape or ullage stick to the surface of the  ...
5
The Packaging User’s Handbook
With thin plastics or aluminium caps, it is generally not advisable to exceed the recommended torque. The importance of vacuity or ullage Vacuity or ullage can be described as the amount by which a bottle falls short of being brimful with liquid.
Frank A. Paine, 1990
6
Aviation Fuels with Improved Fire Safety: A Proceedings
Reason for Design Concern Ullage explosion pressure can induce structural damage that results in global structural failure. Ullage explosion pressure can induce structural damage that results in global structural failure. Ullage explosion  ...
Committee on Aviation Fuels with Improved Fire Safety, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Materials Advisory Board, 1997
7
Aviation Fuels with Improved Fire Safety:: A Proceedings
TABLE 10-7 Hardening Approaches to Reducing Explosions Location Equipment Reason for Design Concern Hardening Approach Ullage Foam Ullage explosion pressure can induce structural damage that results in global structural failure.
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Aviation Fuels with Improved Fire Safety, National Research Council, 1997
8
A Popular Course of Pure and Mixed Mathematics ...: With ...
Of the Ullage of Cask*. The ullage of a cask, is what it contains when only partly filled. And it is considered in two positions, namely, as standing on its end with the axis perpendicular to the horizon, or as lying on its side with the axis parallel to ...
Peter Nicholson, 1825
9
An introduction to mensuration and practical geometry
OP THE ULLAGE OP CASKS. The ullage of a cask is what it contains when only partly filled. And it is considered in two positions, namely, as standing on its end with the axes perpendicular to the horizon, or as lying on its side with the axes ...
‎1833
10
The Wine Lover's Guide to Auctions: The Art and Science of ...
834 The Ullage Chart The Ullage Chart outlines the standards used by the auction company to catalogue the ullage—level of wine—in each bottle. This level may indicate how properly the wine has been stored throughout its life. However, as ...
Ursula Hermacinski, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ULLAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ullage is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Want wine? Try these winners
Ullage, derived from the Latin and French words for "eye," refers to the quantity of wine lost in the bottle or barrel due to evaporation. Thus, the space between ... «The Sun Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
This $18000 Bottle of Wine May Be Undrinkable
The ullage, an industry term which refers to the space between the wine and the bottom of the cork, was below the neck of the bottle, '' which points to an ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
3
Tricks of the Bunker Trade: A Guide to Dealing With Post Bunker …
The calculation also depends on the accuracy of the sounding/ullage tables – often we find this incorrect (interpolating sometimes does not even make sense). «Ship & Bunker, May 15»
4
ERC Proposes New Fuel Allocation Formula
The proposal comes at a time when Oil Marketing Companies have complained of unfair fuel storage allocation formula (ullage) in the Kenya Pipeline system, ... «The Star, May 15»
5
Tanker freight market declines in February says latest monthly report
ullage capacity. All factors together supported freights in the region. The Indonesia-to- East route dropped by 5% in February from the month before to average ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Mar 15»
6
Busy market, weather delays push Caribbean-USGC Suezmax rate …
"There have been some discharging delays due to weather and some ports have ullage issues," a New York broker said. A cold front swept through the Gulf of ... «Platts, Feb 15»
7
Phyre Technologies, Inc. CTPD program successfully demonstrates …
... demonstration phase, which was completed on July 17th, demonstrated the capability of the GOBIGGSTM unit to rapidly inert fuel tank ullage below flammable ... «PR Newswire, Oct 14»
8
How Aldi's price plan shook up Tesco, Morrison's, Asda and …
While rivals might leave air at the top of a box of cereal to make you feel you are getting more for your money, Aldi keeps “ullage”, as it's known in the business, ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
9
Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Cappuccino Bunkers, an Illustrated …
Before Fuel Transfer - At the time of opening gauge fuel oil should be observed from ullage hatches for any foam on the surface of the bunkers. Foam may also ... «Ship & Bunker, Aug 14»
10
More fuel measurement accuracy
Alarms are also triggered during the tank's filling if there is a danger of the ullage being exceeded. The system even provides an early warning of potential leaks ... «Australian Mining, Jun 14»

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