airbath

plural airbaths

1. Alternative form of air bath.
   1. An exposure to fresh air.

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

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

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

      1910, Mind and Body: A Monthly Journal Devoted to Physical Education

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

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

   2. Sealed environment with controlled temperature.

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

      1999, Society of Core Analysts., Proceedings, page 179

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      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.

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