- inch of water column
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inch of water column
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inch of water gauge — (in wg or wg) another common name for the inch of water column. The word gauge (or gage ) after a pressure reading indicates that the pressure stated is actually the difference between the absolute, or total, pressure and the air pressure at… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Inch of water — Inch Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water column — (WC) a notation seen in pressure measurements. See inch of water, centimeter of water, or millimeter of water … Dictionary of units of measurement
Inch of water — Inches of water, inAq, Aq or inH20 is a non SI unit for pressure. It is used for measuring small pressure differences across an orifice, or in a pipeline or shaft. [ [http://www.npl.co.uk/pressure/faqs/ohnoinches.html Inches of something] ] It is … Wikipedia
Inch — Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inch of candle — Inch Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inch — (in or ) 1. a traditional unit of distance equal to 1/12 foot or exactly 2.54 centimeters. The Old English word ynce is derived from the Latin uncia, meaning a 1/12 part; thus inch and ounce actually have the same root. The inch was originally … Dictionary of units of measurement
Miner's inch — Inch Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inch of mercury — (in Hg) a traditional unit of atmospheric pressure. In the United States, atmospheric pressure is customarily expressed as the height of a column of mercury exerting the same pressure as the atmosphere. When a traditional mercury barometer is… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Water line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
