Producing
[prə'djuːsɪŋ] or [prə'djʊs]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Produce
Edited by Colin
Examples
- In this diagram G<1S> and G<2S> represent two generators, each producing current at a potential of 110 volts. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Inasmuch as the nitrogen of liquid air evaporates first, and leaves nearly pure liquid oxygen, it may also be employed as a means for producing and applying oxygen. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Contaminated water is made safe by boiling for a few minutes, because the strong heat destroys the disease-producing germs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The owner of bank money cannot draw out bullion, without producing to the bank receipts for the quantity which he wants. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Where they remark the resemblance, it operates after the manner of a relation, by producing a connexion of ideas. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Manners would have been producing the bottle and having a formal drink. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- By means of an apparatus called the siren, it is possible to calculate the number of vibrations producing any given musical note, such, for example, as middle C on the piano. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Wipes,' replied Master Bates; at the same time producing four pocket-handkerchiefs. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The economic revolution has stimulated science by setting problems for solution, by producing greater intellectual respect for mechanical appliances. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It is only by means of such exportation, that this surplus can acquired value sufficient to compensate the labour and expense of producing it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In the Report of the Jury the influence of the curved shape of the radial arms is considered very important in producing the effects. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Pretty well,' replied the Dodger, producing two pocket-books; one green, and the other red. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Vaporisation, absorption, compression or reduction of atmospheric pressure are the principal methods of producing cold. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Britain was producing a great industrial population, Protestant or sceptical; she had agricultural labourers indeed, but no peasants. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The process consists in using the leaf for producing an impression as a printer uses type, the ink being green, and the pressure applied either by hand or with a press. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Evils, that are certain, have sometimes the same effect in producing fear, as the possible or impossible. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Adeimantus thought that he should aim at producing food only and not at producing everything. Plato. The Republic.
- First, By producing an imperfect habit and transition from the present impression to the related idea. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Early Buddhism was certainly producing noble lives, and it is not only through reason that the latent response to nobility is aroused in our minds. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Not being united by any common object, producing them, they have no relation to each other; and consequently make no transition or union of forces. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- All this time,' said the stranger, producing a little pocket-book and taking out a card, 'I have not mentioned my name. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You will find these better than your own,' said the opposite second, producing his pistols. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And a society like ours wastes such good material in producing its little patch of purple! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- None had been successful in producing a machine that could proceed anywhere solely under its own power. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In Fig. 23 is seen the Acheson electric furnace for producing carborundum. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is not every removal in time, which has the effect of producing veneration and esteem. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- It supplies an even heat and uniform temperature, and is much used in producing clock and watch springs. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I am Inspector Bucket of the Detective, I am; and this, producing the tip of his convenient little staff from his breast-pocket, is my authority. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- They are perpendicular borings into the ground through which water rises to the surface of the soil, producing a constant flow or stream. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- All these principles may concur in producing the present phaenomenon. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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