Air-tight
91Tighter — Tight Tight, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[ a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to …
92Tightest — Tight Tight, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[ a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to …
93airtight — air•tight [[t]ˈɛərˌtaɪt[/t]] adj. 1) preventing the entrance or escape of air or gas 2) having no weak points or openings of which an opponent may take advantage: an airtight contract[/ex] • Etymology: 1750–60 air′tight ness, n …
94airtight — air|tight [ˈeətaıt US ˈer ] adj 1.) not allowing air to get in or out ▪ airtight containers 2.) planned or done so carefully that there is no chance of any problems or mistakes ▪ an airtight alibi …
95airtight — air|tight [ er,taıt ] adjective not allowing air to enter or leave …
96airtightness — air·tight·ness …
97at — • air tight; • atom, atomic; • technical atmosphere …
98Dynamic insulation — is a form of insulation where cool outside air flowing through the thermal insulation in the envelope of a building will pick up heat from the insulation fibres. Buildings can be designed to exploit this to reduce the transmission heat loss (U… …
99Scintillator — Scintillation crystal surrounded by various scintillation detector assemblies …
100Building insulation materials — A selection of insulation materials can aid in building insulation. All of these are based on standard principles of thermal insulation. Materials used to reduce heat transfer by conduction, radiation or convection are employed in varying… …
