bellows

bel·lows  (blz, -z)

pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1.

a. An apparatus for producing a strong current of air, as for sounding a pipe organ or increasing the draft to a fire, consisting of a flexible, valved air chamber that is contracted and expanded by pumping to force the air through a nozzle.

b. Something, such as the pleated windbag of an accordion, that resembles this apparatus.

2. The lungs.

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[Middle English belowes, from Old English belgas, pl. of belg; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bellows

Noun

1. a device consisting of an air chamber with flexible sides that is used to create and direct a stream of air

2. a flexible corrugated part, such as that connecting the lens system of some cameras to the body [plural of Old English belig belly]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bellows - a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument blower - a device that produces a current of air plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

bellows [ˈbɛləuz] npl → fuelle msg

bellows [ˈbɛləuz] npl → soufflet m

bellows [ˈbɛləuz] npl → Blasebalg m

bellows [ˈbɛləuz] npl → soffietto

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bellows

n pl bellows [ˈbeləuz]

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