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the concussion and accompanying noise that result when a volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses momentum.[1795-1805]
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Water hammer — (or, more generally, fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave resulting when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction suddenly (Momentum Change). Water hammer commonly occurs when a valve is closed suddenly at an end of a pipeline … Wikipedia
Water hammer — Wa ter ham mer (Physics) 1. A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like that of a hammer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water hammer — n. 1. the hammering sound caused in a pipe containing water when live steam is passed through it 2. the thump of water in a pipe, caused by an air lock, when a faucet is suddenly closed … English World dictionary
water-hammer — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: water hammer of water : to strike with a hammering sound against the walls of a sealed containing vessel from which the air has been removed II. adjective Etymology: water hammer … Useful english dictionary
water hammer — hidraulinis smūgis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. hydraulic impact; hydraulic shock; water hammer vok. hydraulischer Schlag, m; hydraulischer Stoss, m; Wasserschlag, m rus. гидравлический удар, m pranc. choc de bélier, m; choc… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Water-hammer pulse — A pulse that is full and then suddenly collapses. This type of pulse is also called a Corrigan pulse after the Irish physician Dominic John Corrigan (1802 80) who described this finding in patients with aortic regurgitation caused by a leaky… … Medical dictionary
water hammer — noun Date: circa 1890 a concussion or sound of concussion of moving water against the sides of a containing pipe or vessel (as a steam pipe) … New Collegiate Dictionary
water hammer — noun A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow … Wiktionary
water hammer — noun a knocking noise in a water pipe that occurs when a tap is turned off briskly … English new terms dictionary
water hammer — wa′ter ham mer n. bui the concussion and accompanying noise that result when a volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses momentum • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
