Blow off

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Something that is blown off..

Definitions by Sense

1. Something that is blown off.
2. The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
3. The act of blowing off (steam, water, atmosphere, etc.)
4. A line or pipe for draining a siphon (for cleaning, inspection, etc.)
5. (brewing) The removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation stage.
6. (finance) A period of rapid and usually unsustainable increase (or, sometimes, decrease) in market prices.
7. A curt or uninterested dismissal; a failure to respond adequately.
8. (crime) The stage in a con game in which one gets rid of the mark after taking his or her money.

Example Sentences

It is evident that if the outlet pipes were only of the same total area as the blowoff from the boiler the pressure in the tank would very soon equal that in the boiler .

However, the cirrus blowoff from the top of the cumulonimbus clouds indicates an easterly component, or less of a westerly component, in the upper troposphere.

Often the blowoff from numerous thunderstorms combine to form an extensive cirrostratus shield as seen at D in Figure 39

All blowoffs were effected by slowly decreasing the burner pressure at intervals of air temperature, airflow, and fuel flow.

Some investigators claim that snow blowoff from cropland in prairie areas not protected by shelterbelts may be as much as 50 to 75 percent (Gorshenin et al. 1934), and, as a consequence, protected fields get 2½ to 3 times as much moisture from snow as unprotected land.

Some of you will argue this point because you've used it for everything, everything but the only purpose for bottom blowoff.

There may have been blowoff in early Titan's history, but on an icy body there are plenty of volatile resrvoirs available to restock an atmosphere.

For the materials mixed at 0.3 and 0.9 ks , no toner can be seen after blowoff at the highest pressure .

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