Hydraulic-ram
31RAM press — A RAM press (or ram press) is a machine, invented in the USA in the mid 1940s, that is used to press clay into moulded shapes, such as plates and bowls. In operation a slice of de aired clay body is placed in between two shaped porous moulds, and …
32Ram press (food) — A ram press is a device or machine commonly used to press items with a mechanical ram, such as with a plunger, piston, force pump, or hydraulic ram. In food preparation, there are various kinds of ram presses:The fruit ram press and cider ram… …
33ram — I UK [ræm] / US verb Word forms ram : present tense I/you/we/they ram he/she/it rams present participle ramming past tense rammed past participle rammed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a vehicle or boat rams something, it hits it very hard,… …
34ram — ram1 [ ræm ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a vehicle or boat rams something, it hits it very hard, usually when it is moving fast: The truck was rammed from behind by a sports car on a busy highway. ram into: A high speed passenger… …
35hydraulic — adj. 1 (of water, oil, etc.) conveyed through pipes or channels usu. by pressure. 2 (of a mechanism etc.) operated by liquid moving in this manner (hydraulic brakes; hydraulic lift). 3 of or concerned with hydraulics (hydraulic engineer). 4… …
36ram — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. butt, batter, bump; pound, drive, tamp; cram, stuff. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An object used to deliver a thrust] Syn. plunger, pump, beam, prow, hammerhead, arm piece, weight, pole,… …
37ram — I. n. 1. Male sheep. 2. Aries, the vernal sign. 3. Battering ram. 4. Hydraulic ram, water ram. II. v. a. 1. Drive down, force down. 2. Cram, stuff, force in …
38hydraulic accumulator — /haɪˌdrɒlɪk əˈkjumjəleɪtə/ (say huy.drolik uh kyoohmyuhlaytuh) noun 1. a device, consisting of a hydraulic ram loaded with a heavy weight, for storing water under pressure in order to equalise the load on machinery supplied by a pump when the… …
39ram — n 1. male sheep, tup, Astron. Aries. 2. rammer, battering ram, hydraulic ram, pile driver; monkey, tamper, tamping iron, sledgehammer, mallet, mall, piston. 3. iron warship, iron clad, floating battery, man of war; Monitor, Merrimac, Constitution …
40hydraulic pump — noun a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level • Syn: ↑hydraulic ram • Hypernyms: ↑pump …
