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Bellows
/ˈbɛl.əʊz/
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.
📖 Definitions of "Bellows"
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A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.
"When wood fires were common, so were bellows for helping start them."
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Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint.
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The lungs.
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Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back.
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To operate a bellows; to direct air at (something) using a bellows.
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To expand and contract like a bellows.
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To fold up like a bellows; to accordion.
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