bellows
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/ˈbɛl.əʊz/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.”
- Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint.
- The lungs.
- Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back.
verb
- To operate a bellows; to direct air at (something) using a bellows.
- To expand and contract like a bellows.
- To fold up like a bellows; to accordion.
noun
- The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
verb
- To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
- To shout in a deep voice.