oxyacetylene
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ox·y·a·cet·y·lene
(ŏk′sē-ə-sĕt′l-ĭn, -ēn′)adj.
Of or using a mixture of acetylene and oxygen: an oxyacetylene torch.
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oxyacetylene
(ˌɒksɪəˈsɛtɪˌliːn)n
(General Engineering)
a. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used in a blowpipe for cutting or welding metals at high temperatures
b. (as modifier): an oxyacetylene burner.
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ox•y•a•cet•y•lene
(ˌɒk si əˈsɛt lˌin, -ɪn)n.
1. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, used in a blowtorch for cutting steel plates or the like.
adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or using such a mixture.
[1905–10]
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Noun | 1. | oxyacetylene - a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals mixture - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) |
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oxyacetylene
[ˈɒksɪəˈsetɪliːn] ADJ → oxiacetilénicooxyacetylene burner or lamp or torch → soplete m oxiacetilénico
oxyacetylene welding → soldadura f oxiacetilénica
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oxyacetylene
adj oxyacetylene burner or lamp or torch → Schweißbrenner m; oxyacetylene welding → Autogenschweißen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
oxyacetylene
[ˌɒksɪəˈsɛtɪliːn] adj (torch, burner) → ossiacetilenico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995