flue pipe

A flue pipe (also referred to as a labial pipe) is an organ pipe that produces sound through the vibration of air molecules, in the same manner as a recorder or a whistle.

A flue is a pipe or long tube that acts as a chimney, taking smoke away from a device such as a heater, fire, or cooker. Synonyms: chimney, channel, passage, shaft More Synonyms of flue.

A pipe is a tubular wind instrument in general, or various specific wind instruments. The word is an onomatopoeia, and comes from the tone which can resemble that of a bird chirping.

The sound generation mechanism for a musical flue pipe can be described as follows: the jet impinges on the edge of the pipe to generate the edge tone, and then the edge tone initiates and interacts with the subsequent pipe resonances.

pipe, in music, specifically, the three-holed flute played with a tabor drum (see pipe and tabor); generically, any aerophonic (wind) instruments consisting of pipes, either flutes or reed pipes (as a clarinet), and also the reed and flue pipes of organs.

flute. / (fluːt) / noun. a wind instrument consisting of an open cylindrical tube of wood or metal having holes in the side stopped either by the fingers or by pads controlled by keys. The breath is directed across a mouth hole cut in the side, causing the air in the tube to vibrate.

A flue is a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, furnace, water heater, boiler, or generator to the outdoors. Historically the term flue meant the chimney itself.

On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to flue, such as: chimney, duct, channel, passage, tube, and vent.

In reed pipes and organ reed pipes a vibrating reed causes the column of air in the pipe to vibrate. In flutes and organ flue pipes a stream of air passing a sharp edge sets up vibrations in the pipe's air column. In Scotland pipe is a common term for bagpipe. See also flute; fipple flute; reed instrument.

1. a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc. 2. a tube of wood, clay, hard rubber, or other material, with a small bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco, opium, etc.

Smoke or gas can flow freely through the flue, which allows the appliance to work properly and vents any nasty exhaust away from people. Experts disagree about the origin of this word, but many trace it back to a Germanic root meaning "to flow."

A flue is the channel, pipe, or tube through which gases and smoke travel from the fireplace to the outside.