- vacuum flask
- noun Date: 1917 thermos
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vacuum flask
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vacuum flask — vacuum flasks N COUNT A vacuum flask is a container which is used to keep hot drinks hot or cold drinks cold. It has two thin silvery glass walls with a vacuum between them. [BRIT] (in AM, usually use , vacuum bottle) … English dictionary
vacuum flask — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a container that keeps a substance hot or cold by means of a double wall enclosing a vacuum … English terms dictionary
vacuum flask — vacuum .flask n BrE a special container that keeps liquids hot or cold = ↑thermos … Dictionary of contemporary English
Vacuum flask — Thermos redirects here. For other uses, see Thermos (disambiguation). This article is about the vacuum insulated flask. For the flask used in filtration under vacuum, see Büchner flask. Domestic vacuum flask, used for maintaining the temperature… … Wikipedia
vacuum flask — noun flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures • Syn: ↑vacuum bottle • Hypernyms: ↑flask • Hyponyms: ↑Dewar flask, ↑Dewar, ↑thermos, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vacuum flask — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms vacuum flask : singular vacuum flask plural vacuum flasks British a container that keeps liquids hot or cold … English dictionary
vacuum flask — Diuaro indas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Termosas suskystintoms dujoms laikyti. atitikmenys: angl. Dewar flask; vacuum bottle; vacuum flask; vacuum vessel rus. сосуд Дьюара … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
vacuum flask — also called Dewar Vessel, or Thermos Flask, vessel with double walls, the space between which is evacuated. It was invented by the British chemist and physicist Sir James Dewar (Dewar, Sir James) in the 1890s. Thermos is a proprietary… … Universalium
vacuum flask — termosas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. thermos; vacuum flask vok. Thermoflasche, f; Vakuumflasche, f; Warmbehälter, m rus. термос, m pranc. bouteille isolante, f; récipient isolant, m; thermos, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Vacuum flask cooking — was introduced to the Asian market in the mid 1990s. The vacuum cooker (燜燒鍋) is a stainless steel vacuum flask. The flasks come in various sizes ranging from 20 40 cm (8 16 in) in diameter and 25 cm (10 in) tall. A removable pot, with handle and… … Wikipedia
vacuum flask — noun a) A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents b) A Dewar vessel is the scien … Wiktionary
