See Also: Nixie tube(dictionary)
nixie(2)(dictionary)
nixie(1)(dictionary)
sigh(medicine)
sigh(2)(dictionary)
sigh(1)(dictionary)
sigh 2, noun(dictionary)
sigh 1, verb(dictionary)
Breathing Tube (endotracheal tube)(health)
inner tube(dictionary)

sigh(1) (iou) and Nixie tube (iou)


sigh(1) (iou)



sigh noun. LME.
[from the verb.]
A long deep and audible exhalation expressive of sadness, weariness, longing, etc. LME.
R. Kipling The last sentence..ended with a sigh as of faintness. G. Greene With a sigh of relief, Myatt found himself alone.
transf. A sound resembling this; esp. one made by the wind. E19.

Nixie tube (iou)



Nixie tube noun phr. Also nixie tube. M20.
[from numeric indicator experimental (number) 1: see -IE.]
A numerical indicator used in scientific instruments, consisting of a gas-discharge bulb containing ten cathodes bent into the shapes of numerals.
? Proprietary name in the US.