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a boxlike table or counter, usually of stainless steel, with receptacles in the top into which containers of food may be fitted to be kept warm by steam or hot water in the compartment below.[1860-65]
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Steam table — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steam table — n. a serving table or counter, as in restaurants, having a metal top with compartments heated by steam or hot water below, to keep foods warm … English World dictionary
steam table — steam′ ta ble n. a boxlike table or counter with openings in the top into which containers of food may be fitted to be kept warm by steam or hot water in the compartment below • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
steam table — noun 1. a. : a table having openings to hold containers of cooked food over steam or hot water circulating beneath them b. : a steam heated table for drying wet matrices in stereotyping 2. : a tabulation giving data relating to steam saturated at … Useful english dictionary
steam table — noun Date: 1849 a table having openings to hold containers of cooked food over steam or hot water circulating beneath them … New Collegiate Dictionary
international steam-table calorie — tarptautinė kalorija statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Apibrėžtį žr. priede. priedas( ai) Grafinis formatas atitikmenys: angl. international steam table calorie vok. internationale Tafelkalorie, f rus. международная… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
international steam-table calorie — tarptautinė kalorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. international steam table calorie vok. internationale Tafelkalorie, f rus. международная калория, f pranc. calorie internationale, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Steam — (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The elastic, a[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steam blower — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steam boiler — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
