Bramah+press

  • 11BRAMAH, JOSEPH —    an engineer, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire; author of many mechanical inventions, 18 of which were patented, among others the hydraulic press, named after him (1748 1814) …

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  • 12Joseph Bramah — Infobox Scientist name = Joseph Bramah box width = image width =150px caption = Joseph Bramah birth date = 13 April 1748 birth place = Wentworth, Yorkshire death date = 9 December 1814 death place = Pimlico residence = citizenship = nationality …

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  • 13Hydraulic press — A hydraulic press is a hydraulic mechanism for applying a large lifting or compressive force. It is the hydraulic equivalent of a mechanical lever, and is also known as a Bramah press after the inventor, Joseph Bramah, of England. He invented and …

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  • 14hydraulic press — noun press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area • Hypernyms: ↑press, ↑mechanical press * * * noun : a machine in which great force with slow motion is communicated …

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  • 15hydraulic press — Hydrostatic Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of… …

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  • 16Hydrostatic press — Hydrostatic Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of… …

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  • 17Ernest Bramah — als Ernest Brammah Smith (* 20. März 1868, in Manchester; † 27. Juni 1942 in London) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, der im Laufe seines Lebens 21 Bücher und zahlreiche Kurzgeschichten sowie weitere Werke veröffentlichte. Seine humorvollen… …

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  • 18Joseph Bramah — est un mécanicien et inventeur anglais né à Stainborough dans le Yorkshire le 13 avril 1748[1] et décédé de pneumonie à Holt Forest dans le Hampshire le 9 décembre 1814. On lui doit notamment la serrure à pompe ou serrure de… …

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  • 19Hydrostatic — Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. [1913 …

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  • 20Hydrostatic balance — Hydrostatic Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of… …

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