airpump

Inflates flat tires

An airpump is a device that moves air by compression or suction.

Bicycle pumps force air into tires; aquarium pumps circulate air through water.

The term appears as one word or two: air pump.

Historical airpumps created vacuums for scientific experiments.

mechanism

piston

Reciprocating cylinder component

bellows · compressor · plunger · lever · handle · crank · gauge · manometer · suction · displacement

bicycle

tire

Lose strength or energy

  • valveFluid flow controller
  • tubeHollow cylindrical passage
  • punctureHole from penetration

inflator · portable · gauge · nozzle · roadside · patch · flat · pressure · cycling · spoke

inflation

balloon

Inflatable rubber sac

football · inflatable · buoyancy · bladder · tube · expansion · psi · airtight · nozzle · valve

aquarium

aeration

Infusing with oxygen

tubing · filter · tank · fish · aerator · aquatic · circulation · livestock · breeding · freshwater

medical

sphygmomanometer

Arterial pressure measuring instrument

nebulizer · CPAP · respiratory · insufflation · pneumatic · compression · therapy · circulation · clinical · diagnostic

Opposites
air movement direction

airpumpvacuum pump

Gas-removing mechanical device

vacuum · suction pump · deflator · aspirator · exhauster

Family

air, pump, airs, airy, airily, airiness, aired, airing, pumps

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G