air jet

Pressurized air nozzle

A jet or stream of compressed air forced through a nozzle, used in industrial processes, cleaning, drying, or cooling.

Air jets remove debris from surfaces, dry components on assembly lines, or provide precise bursts of pressure: The technician used an air jet to clear dust from the circuit board.

Related
  • nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
  • blastSudden forceful burst
  • turbineBlade-driven energy converter
  • engineMachine producing motion
  • streamSteady continuous flow

propulsion · thrust · cabin · cabin pressure · pressurized · altitude · fuselage · runway · takeoff · aerosol · spray · ventilation · breath · gust · whoosh · white noise · compressed · pneumatic

Categories
Opposites
fluid medium

air jetwater jet

Forceful liquid stream

water spray

flow intensity/force

air jetgentle breeze

Mild movement of air

still air · stagnant air · dead air · zephyr · vacuum

airflow directionality

air jetvacuum

Absence of matter

suction · air intake

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G