Bath — may refer to: * Any vessel, dish, or depression made to hold a liquid for the purpose of immersion of an object, e.g. birdbath * A body of liquid in which something is washed, heated or steeped: ** For medical or cleaning purposes, etc. e.g. Bath … Wikipedia
Bath — (b[.a]th; 61), n.; pl. {Baths} (b[.a][th]z). [AS. b[ae][eth]; akin to OS. & Icel. ba[eth], Sw., Dan., D., & G. bad, and perh. to G. b[ a]hen to foment.] 1. The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness, comfort,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bath house — Bath Bath (b[.a]th; 61), n.; pl. {Baths} (b[.a][th]z). [AS. b[ae][eth]; akin to OS. & Icel. ba[eth], Sw., Dan., D., & G. bad, and perh. to G. b[ a]hen to foment.] 1. The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bath, Somerset — Coordinates: 51°23′N 2°22′W / … Wikipedia
bath — 1. Immersion of the body or any of its parts in water or any other yielding or fluid medium, or application of such medium in any form to the body or any of its parts. 2. Apparatus used in giving a b. of any form, qualified according to the… … Medical dictionary
BATH, BATHING — Bathing is referred to in the Bible not only for physical cleanliness but also for ritual purposes. Jacob charged his family to wash themselves before they built the altar at Beth El (Gen. 35:3). Before the revelation at Sinai, the entire Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
bath — /baθ / (say bahth) noun (plural baths /baðz / (say bahdhz), /baθs / (say bahths)) 1. a washing of the body in, or an exposure of it to the action of, water or other liquid, or vapour, etc., as for cleaning, refreshment, medical treatment, etc. 2 …
Heat bath — A heat bath is a system whose heat capacity is so large that when it is in thermal contact with some other system of interest its temperature remains constant. The heat bath is effectively an infinite reservoir of energy and accessible quantum… … Wikipedia
Water bath — A water bath can refer to:* A Bain marie * A heated bath … Wikipedia
Douche bath — Bath Bath (b[.a]th; 61), n.; pl. {Baths} (b[.a][th]z). [AS. b[ae][eth]; akin to OS. & Icel. ba[eth], Sw., Dan., D., & G. bad, and perh. to G. b[ a]hen to foment.] 1. The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
