(n.) The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
(n.) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
(n.) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
Example Sentences:
(1) The reaction mixture is transferred by injecting a wash solution from a group of nozzles into the incubation well.
(2) Potential dermal exposure from tractor-powered sprayers fitted with conventional hydraulic nozzles was lower than from knapsack sprayers, with exposure from a tractor-powered sprayer fitted with controlled-droplet application equipment intermediate in this regard.
(3) These characteristics were correlated with graft fabrication variables: mandrel rpm, horizontal speed of the spray nozzle, gas and polymer solution flow rates.
(4) While all three were considered effective for symptom relief, there was a clear preference for both of the new longer, snout-like nozzle adapters over the currently available delivery system.
(5) To reduce wastage of insecticide, nozzle tips are changed periodically but the tips are expensive and the replacement schedule should be based on the cost of the tip in relation to the cost of the insecticide wasted.
(6) Measurements indicate stable air outflow temperatures are maintained when proper nozzle design and air flow rates are employed.
(7) Rectal gangrene as a complication of haemorrhoids is rare and, whereas reports have suggested that this complication is due to nozzle injury, we believe that it may be due to a direct necrotizing effect of the phosphate on the rectum.
(8) Being a toddler, she toddled a bit; she knocked over a bottle of Dettol spray, and in a staggering act of pre-school vandalism, broke the nozzle.
(9) Finally, noise control techniques in the use and installation of nozzles and ejectors are reviewed.
(10) For preservation of viability during sampling of microorganisms, it is common to use impingers with the jet nozzle above the liquid surface.
(11) A finger-tip unit (FTU) is the amount of ointment expressed from a tube with a 5 mm diameter nozzle, applied from the distal skin-crease to the tip of the index finger.
(12) One of the main factors controlling dosage is the discharge rate of the sprayer, which depends to a great extent on the ability of the nozzle tip to discharge an even spray.
(13) The authors present its principle and describe the apparatus: a source of liquid nitrogen, a flexible tube and a probe with a skin-suitable nozzle.
(14) A modified personal impinger (MPI) for sampling airborne microorganisms was tested for collection efficiency with the jet nozzle placed at various positions above and below the liquid surface.
(15) This method would facilitate the establishment of a replacement schedule for nozzle tips used in spraying programmes, and periodic adjustments when new formulations of insecticides or other types of nozzle tip are supplied.
(16) At 60 and 100 W of laser power, higher external air flows and greater attention to nozzle positioning were necessary.
(17) Before this sampling both test surfaces were vacuumed using the non-motorized nozzle in order to assess the mite numbers at the beginning of the experiment.
(18) A nozzle produces a hydrodynamically focused sample stream in a liquid jet that id directed onto a microscope cover glass in front of the microscope objective.
(19) Complete control of smoke was achieved when the nozzle was located at 2 in, but significant amounts of smoke escaped when the nozzle was located at 6 and 12 in.
(20) A 'nasal pool' (NP) device, a compressible plastic container with an adapted nozzle, was used to perform a continuous 10-min nasal provocation and lavage.
Sprinkler
Definition:
(n.) One who sprinkles.
(n.) An instrument or vessel used in sprinkling; specifically, a watering pot.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the second study 10 U Actrapid HM was given to 11 other patients (all negative for C peptide and with low insulin binding antibody titres) on two separate days immediately before a standardised breakfast either by the sprinkler needle or by a conventional needle (random order).
(2) "We are finding them by driving around neighbourhoods and seeing people irrigating with sprinklers and over-spraying," Cayler said.
(3) Bayern Munich were definitely playing fast and loose with their sprinklers ahead of this game, although I'm not sure how much of an effect it's having on Barcelona's play.
(4) We investigated whether glucagon absorption could be accelerated by two manoeuvres known to enhance insulin absorption: addition of a powerful local hyperaemic agent (10 nmole alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide; CGRP), and injection using a multihole 'sprinkler' needle.
(5) Read more stories like this: • A sprinkler won’t solve a drought: thinking big on water supply • Negotiating a cheaper clean energy deal for all • Water resources in Sierra Leone: lasting change is about good governance Torgny Holmgren is the executive director of Stockholm International Water Institute and World Water Week conference.
(6) The initial dose absorbed during the first 30 minutes was significantly higher with the sprinkler needle.
(7) Although hosepipes would not be banned outright, hosing sidewalks for cleanliness with potable water would be banned and only drip or micro-spray sprinklers allowed.
(8) Environmental scientist Yu Shaocai has proposed fitting water sprinklers to the tops of tall buildings, to try and “wash” the smog out of the sky.
(9) The first site has the installation characteristics for a PCB-askarel-filled transformer with sprinkler fire protection.
(10) Low-pressure sprinkler irrigation was investigated as to its potential influence on the frequency of occurrence and relative abundance of Psorophora columbiae eggs in Texas ricelands.
(11) Two studies were conducted investigating the effect of injecting short acting insulin subcutaneously by means of a sprinkler needle; this needle has 14 small holes in the wall but is sealed at the tip.
(12) Sprinklers are hopeless: on a sunny day 80% of the water is lost to evaporation before it makes it to the plant.
(13) California water restrictions have not stopped the sprinklers from flowing Read more Governor Jerry Brown, who has come under fire for imposing a 25% reduction in water use on cities and municipalities but not on farms, signed a relatively toothless law last year that gave the state no power to assign rights to groundwater use.
(14) Moronic irrigation: LA’s new turf war against its sprinkler-happy celebrities Read more In hope of selling screenplays, Corcoran moved to LA in 2011 from Syracuse, New York, where despite plentiful rain residents conserve water, he said.
(15) If you can't physically cope with filling up and carrying water from the butt, you can buy submersible pumps suitable for extracting rainwater from your butts to feed hoses, sprinklers and pressure sprays.
(16) It was a strange ending to a slightly unorthodox game, played on an artificial pitch, with an old-fashioned punch-up in the stands and preceded by the local fire brigade turning up to water the pitch because the ground does not have a sprinkler system.
(17) Flocks placed in houses with roof sprinklers produced 3.3% more hen-day eggs, compared with flocks placed in houses with inside foggers and pad.
(18) An analysis of morbidity was made in 11 kibbutzim (cooperative agricultural settlements), with a total population of 3,040, that had switched from nonwastewater to wastewater sprinkler irrigation or vice versa.
(19) Farmers say that the sprinklers – in place since 2004 – in combination with organic farming techniques, have helped them to invest in transport, send children to school, and improve their housing.
(20) Among the nine viral antibodies studied, there was a consistent and significant excess of antibodies to echovirus type 4 only, particularly in the age group 0-5 years, in kibbutzim that had been exposed to aerosols from sprinkler irrigation with partially treated wastewater from nearby towns.