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/air"euh fawr', -fohr'/, n.a portable device filled with compressed air and used in cases of asphyxia or the like.[1875-80; AERO- + -PHORE]
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aérophore — ⇒AÉROPHORE, adj. et subst. masc. I. BOT., ZOOL., adj. [En parlant de vaisseaux, de trachées] Qui transporte de l air. II. TECHNOL., subst. masc. Appareil qui sert à renouveler l air dans les milieux viciés : • [En utilisant] des pressions… … Encyclopédie Universelle
aerophore — [er′ə fôr΄] n. [ AERO + PHORE] 1. a device for supplying air to the lungs in case of oxygen shortage 2. an apparatus that cleans air to be breathed again, used as by firefighters … English World dictionary
aérophore — (a é ro for ) adj. Qui porte l air. Le même que aérifère. ÉTYMOLOGIE Termes grecs signifiant air et qui porte. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE AÉROPHORE. Ajoutez : S. m. Engin qui porte l air dans les mines, dans les cloches à plongeur,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
aerophore — n. [Gr. aer, air; phorein, to bear] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In caterpillars, a hollow hair on the body containing liquid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
aerophore — n. air tank containing compressed air for use in the event of suffocation … English contemporary dictionary
aerophore — aero·phore … English syllables
aerophore — aer•o•phore [[t]ˈɛər əˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr[/t]] n. med a portable breathing apparatus filled with compressed air • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
aerophore — n. apparatus for inflating lungs, especially of still born child … Dictionary of difficult words
aerophore — noun see aerophor … Useful english dictionary
aerofor — AEROFÓR, aerofoare, s.n. Aparat care furnizează aerul1 necesar scafandrilor în timpul şederii lor sub apă. [pr.: a e ] – Din fr. aérophore. Trimis de ana zecheru, 18.08.2002. Sursa: DEX 98 aerofór s. n., pl. aerofoáre Trimis de siveco,… … Dicționar Român
