definitions

expansion bend

noun

engineering a loop in a pipe conveying hot fluid that provides flexibility which takes up thermal expansion and thus reduces temperature-induced stress in the pipe to an acceptable level

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Nearby words

expanse, expansible, expansile, expansion, expansion attic, expansion bend, expansion board, expansion bolt, expansion card, expansion chamber, expansion joint
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