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Definition of Breathing apparatus
1. Noun. A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure.
Specialized synonyms: Aqua-lung, Aqualung, Scuba, Oxygen Mask, Inhalator, Respirator, Resuscitator, Snorkel
Generic synonyms: Device
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breathing Apparatus
Literary usage of Breathing apparatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1909)
"Requirements of a Breathing-Apparatus for Use in Mines. ... The system of furnishing
the wearer of a breathing-apparatus with air which has given the best ..."
2. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1909)
"90049 A. breathing apparatus in Mines. Considers the requirements and describes the
... A general discussion of breathing apparatus and rescue methods. ..."
3. Mining Engineers' Handbook by Robert Peele (1918)
"Though - -i plainly »bow breathing apparatus to be far from perfect, there have
been . ca^^s of it^ successful use in preventing large losses of life. ..."
4. The Effective Speaking Voice: With Passages for Practical Application by Joseph Albert Mosher (1920)
"The breathing apparatus includes the lungs, opening out through the mouth and
nose passages; the muscles which control the framework enclosing the lungs; ..."
5. The Natural History of Insects by James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood (1835)
"An account of the Larva and Pupa— Their Differences— The formation of their Fins
or breathing apparatus— The. ..."
6. The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1909)
"Several families of crustaceans include a few species, possessing an air-breathing
apparatus and fitted to live out of the water. In two of these families, ..."
7. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"... an English merchant seaman who invented a closed-circuit breathing apparatus
in 1879 that used pure oxygen compressed to 450 psig for the breathing gas ..."
8. Natural History for the Use of Schools and Families by Worthington Hooker (1860)
"Its breathing apparatus is near its tail. The air is taken in through a tube made
of hairs, represented at A. After the insect arrives at its proper size it ..."
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