English-Thai Dictionary
priming
N ดินระเบิด din-ra-boed
priming
N สี สำหรับ ลงพื้น se-sam-rub-long-puean
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRIMING
ppr. Putting powder in the pan of a fire-arm. 1. Laying on the first color.
PRIMING
n.The powder in the pan of a gun, or laid along the channel of a cannon for conveying fire to the charge. 1. Among painters, the first color laid on canvas or on a building, etc.
PRIMING-WIRE
n.A pointed wire, used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for examining the powder of the charge or for piercing the cartridge.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRIMING
PRIMING Prim "ing, n.
1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
2. (Paint. )
Defn: The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.
3. (Steam Eng. )
Defn: The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder. Priming of the tide. See Lag of the tide, under 2d Lag. -- Priming tube, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon. -- Priming valve (Steam Eng. ), a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming. -- Priming wire, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.
New American Oxford Dictionary
priming
prim ing |ˈprīmiNG ˈpraɪmɪŋ | ▶noun a substance that prepares something for use or action, in particular: • another term for primer 1. • gunpowder placed in the pan of a firearm to ignite a charge.
Oxford Dictionary
priming
prim ¦ing |ˈprʌɪmɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a substance which primes something for use or action, in particular: • another term for primer 1. • gunpowder placed in the pan of a firearm to ignite a charge.
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