Air-bladder

  • 61bladder — n. 1 a any of various membranous sacs in some animals, containing urine (urinary bladder), bile (gall bladder), or air (swim bladder). b this or part of it or a similar object prepared for various uses. 2 an inflated pericarp or vesicle in… …

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  • 62bladder — blad|der [ blædər ] noun count 1. ) a part inside your body that is like a bag where URINE collects before being passed from the body a ) empty your bladder FORMAL to URINATE 2. ) a soft bag that holds air or water, for example inside a football …

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  • 63bladder — blad|der [ˈblædə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: blAdre] 1.) the organ in your body that holds ↑urine (=waste liquid) until it is passed out of your body 2.) a bag of skin, leather, or rubber, for example inside a football, that can be filled… …

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  • 64bladder — noun (C) 1 an organ of the body, that is shaped like a bag and contains urine (=waste liquid from the body) until it is passed out of the body 2 a bag of skin, leather, or rubber, for example inside a football, that can be filled with air or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 65bladder wrack — noun 1. : a common black rockweed (Fucus vesiculosus) used in preparing kelp and as a manure 2. : a seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) closely related to bladder wrack and often found intermingled with it * * * a common seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus,… …

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  • 66air bellows — A rubber bladder or sleeve filled with compressed gas or air. Found on some suspension systems to provide cushioning. See air suspension …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 67air shock absorber — A shock absorber or damper which has a rubber bladder filled with compressed air. As the air pressure increases the vehicle is raised. The system is used in automatic leveling suspensions …

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  • 68bladder — n. [A.S. blaeddre, bag] Any membranous sac or vesicle filled with air or fluid …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 69bladder wrack — a common seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus, found in cold marine waters, having narrow brownish fronds with air filled vesicles. * * * …

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  • 70bladder — Synonyms and related words: air bubble, bag, ball, balloon, bleb, blister, blob, blood blister, boll, bolus, bubble, bulb, bulbil, bulblet, bulla, cap and bells, coxcomb, ellipsoid, fever blister, fob, geoid, globe, globelet, globoid, globule,… …

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