airbath

English

Noun

airbath (plural airbaths)

1. Alternative form of air bath
   1. Exposure to fresh air
      • 1910, Mind and Body: A Monthly Journal Devoted to Physical Education:

        Generally an evaporation of water from the surface of the body takes place during the airbath.

      • 1923, Journal of the Outdoor Life - Volume 20, page 153:

        An airbath should be taken preferably at sunrise or sunset, in front of a widely opened window, or on a terrace.

      • 2005, Chad Ross, Naked Germany: health, race and the nation, page 96:

        The combination of air and nakedness present in the airbath regenerated shattered neves.

   2. Sealed environment with controlled temperature.
      • 1999, Society of Core Analysts., Proceedings, page 179:

        The pump cylinders, the porous media and the different pressure transducers are all set in a temperature controlled airbath.

      • 2003, C. Alton Hassell, Paula Marshall, Chemical Investigations for Changing Times, page 165:

        Prepare an airbath system by wrapping paper or cloth around the top of a 15-18-mm test tube until it just fits into a 25-mm test tube.