bellows

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• (US) IPA: /ˈbɛloz/, SAMPA: /"bEloz/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈbɛl.əʊz/, SAMPA: /"bEl.@Uz/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɛləʊz

[edit] Noun

bellows

1. 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.
2. Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint.
3. Plural form of bellow.
4. (informal or archaic) The lungs.
5. (photography) Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back.

[edit] Related terms

• belly
• blow

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[edit] Verb

bellows

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bellow.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bellosw
• Boswell