different between ullage vs ullaged
ullage
English
Etymology
From Middle English ulage, from Anglo-Norman ulliage, from *ullier (“to fill a partially empty cask”), from Old French oel (“bunghole", literally, "eye”), from Latin oculus (“eye”). See French ouillage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?d?/
Noun
ullage (countable and uncountable, plural ullages)
- In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine.
- In a cask or barrel, the empty space, occupied by air, that is created by not completely filling the cask or barrel, or through spillage.
- The topping-up of such a barrel with fresh wine.
- In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, such as for fuel.
Derived terms
- ullage motor
Verb
ullage (third-person singular simple present ullages, present participle ullaging, simple past and past participle ullaged)
- To gauge the amount of empty space between the top of a cask and the level of liquid inside it.
ullage From the web:
ullaged
English
Etymology
ullage +? -ed
Adjective
ullaged (comparative more ullaged, superlative most ullaged)
- Of a container: possessing a significant amount of ullage (empty space).
Verb
ullaged
- simple past tense and past participle of ullage
ullaged From the web:
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