Definition of Air-dry

1. Adjective. Not giving off moisture on exposure to the air.

Similar to: Dry

Definition of Air-dry

1. Adjective. Free of moisture to the degree possible by exposure to air; "naturally" dried. ¹

2. Verb. To dry by exposure to the air. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Air-dry

air-brushing
air-con
air-condition
air-conditioned
air-conditioner
air-conditioner lung
air-conditioners
air-conditioning
air-conditions
air-cooled
air-cushion vehicle
air-cushion vehicles
air-dried
air-drop
air-drops
air-dry (current term)
air-filled
air-freight
air-freighted
air-freighting
air-freights
air-gap radiography
air-gap technique
air-guitar
air-guitared
air-guitaring
air-guitars
air-intake
air-lock
air-mobile

Literary usage of Air-dry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1883)
"When there is an escape of air, dry cement is applied to the hole and is earned in by the current until the hole is stopped. In the case of larger leaks ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"... in good condition of moisture, but using only such portions of it as readily pass a one millimeter screen in the air dry condition and without rubbing. ..."

3. Physics of the Air by William Jackson Humphreys (1920)
"... Air, dry, free from carbon dioxide, and at standard atmospheric pressure ... Air, dry, containing 3 parts carbon dioxide per 10000 (normal amount) and ..."

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