/pum"ping/ , n.
1. the act or process of pumping or the action of a pump.
2. Meteorol. rapid change in the height of the column in a mercury barometer, resulting from fluctuations in the surrounding air pressure.
[ 1590-1600; PUMP 1 + -ING 1 ]
/pum"ping/ , n.
1. the act or process of pumping or the action of a pump.
2. Meteorol. rapid change in the height of the column in a mercury barometer, resulting from fluctuations in the surrounding air pressure.
[ 1590-1600; PUMP 1 + -ING 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012