- er-barff
- bow·er-barff;
English syllables. 2014.
er-barff
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Barff Peninsula — (coord|54|19|S|36|18|W|) is a headland forming the east margin of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia, extending northwest from Sorling Valley 8 miles (13 km) to Barff Point. Probably first seen by the British expedition under James Cook in 1775.… … Wikipedia
Barff Point — (coord|54|14|S|36|24|W|) is a point which forms the east side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Named for Lieutenant A.D. Barff, Royal Navy, of the Sappho, who, assisted by Captain C.A. Larsen, made a sketch… … Wikipedia
Barff — Correspond au moyen anglais barwe, toponyme désignant une colline ou un tumulus (ancien anglais beorg) … Noms de famille
Barff — This unusual name, also found spelt Barugh and Bargh in the modern idiom, is of English locational and topographical origin. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th century word beorh meaning hill , Middle English bergh Bargh being the… … Surnames reference
barff — ˈbärf transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: after F.S.Barff more at bower barff process : to protect (iron or steel) with a coating of iron oxide Fe3O4 by the Bower Barff process … Useful english dictionary
Bower-Barff process — Bow er Barff proc ess . (Metal.) A certain process for producing upon articles of iron or steel an adherent coating of the magnetic oxide of iron (which is not liable to corrosion by air, moisture, or ordinary acids). This is accomplished by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bower-Barff process — The Bower Barff process in metallurgy is a method of coating iron or steel with magnetic Iron oxide, such as Fe2O4, in order to minimize atmospheric corrosion.The articles to be treated are put into a closed retort and a current of superheated… … Wikipedia
bower-barff — bow·er barff … English syllables
bower-barff process — ˈbau̇(ə)r|bärf noun Usage: usually capitalized both Bs Etymology: after George and A.S.Bower and F.S.Barff, 19th century American engineers : a process for producing upon iron or steel an adhering coating of iron oxides to resist atmospheric… … Useful english dictionary
Bower-Barff — … Useful english dictionary
