Checkerwork — Check er*work (ch[e^]k [ e]r*w[^u]rk ), n. 1. Work consisting of or showing checkers varied alternately as to colors or materials. [1913 Webster] 2. Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes. [1913 Webster] How strange a checkerwork of Providence is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
checkerwork — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : work with a checkered pattern : work marked by checks : checkered design a checkerwork of light and shadow 2. : sequence of changing fortune : vicissitude the checkerwork of our lives 3. : a structure of firebrick (as in… … Useful english dictionary
regenerator checkerwork — Смотри насадка регенератора … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
Air preheater — An air preheater or air heater is a general term to describe any device designed to heat air before another process (for example, combustion in a boiler) with the primary objective of increasing the thermal efficiency of the process. They may be… … Wikipedia
open-hearth process — a process of steelmaking in which the charge is laid in a furnace (open hearth furnace) on a shallow hearth and heated directly by burning gas as well as radiatively by the furnace walls. [1885 90] * * * or Siemens Martin process Steelmaking… … Universalium
iron processing — Introduction use of a smelting process to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of iron and of its preparation for smelting. Iron (Fe) is a… … Universalium
PRIESTLY VESTMENTS — PRIESTLY VESTMENTS, the special garments that were worn by the priests during divine worship, as was customary in cultic services in the Ancient Near East and elsewhere (see e.g., II Kings 10:22). The priests are commanded to leave their priestly … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Checker — Check er, n. [OF. eschequier. See {Checker}, v. t.] 1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers. [1913 Webster] 2. A pattern in checks; a single check. [1913 Webster] 3. Checkerwork. [1913 Webster] Note: This word is also written {chequer}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chequer — Checker Check er, n. [OF. eschequier. See {Checker}, v. t.] 1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers. [1913 Webster] 2. A pattern in checks; a single check. [1913 Webster] 3. Checkerwork. [1913 Webster] Note: This word is also written… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coal gas — Towngas redirects here. For the company in Hong Kong trading as Towngas , see The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited. See also: Coal gasification and Coal seam gas Coal gas (also town gas and illumination gas) is a flammable gaseous… … Wikipedia
