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Definition of Airtightness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airtightness
Literary usage of Airtightness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Project Curriculum: Dealing with the Project as a Means of Organizing the by Margaret Elizabeth Wells (1921)
"... preserving, pickling Requisites for preserving Degree of heat necessary for
each mode Amount of sugar " airtightness " Prevention of mold Precautions ..."
2. Water Softening and Treatment: Condensing Plant, Feed Pumps and Heaters for by William Henry Booth (1906)
"Position of Condensers and Air Pumps. Given absolute airtightness there appears
no reason why le condensing plant should not, if necessary, ..."
3. Concrete Stone Manufacture by Harvey Whipple (1915)
"... airtightness and permanency are all met by this material. Concrete block
construction in the past has been very popular for such use. ..."
4. Drafting Room Methods, Standards and Forms: A Reference Book for Engineering by Charles Dickey Collins (1918)
"... filler to maintain airtightness; usually of the cellulose type. DRAG: The
total resistance to motion through the air of an aircraft — ie, the sum of the ..."
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