ullage

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (countable, uncountable) The topping-up of such a barrel with fresh wine.
4. (countable, uncountable) In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, especially as for fuel.
5. (countable, uncountable) Additional cargo of little or no value taken on to prevent movement of shifting of the purposive cargo.
6. (countable, in-plural, obsolete, slang, uncountable) Left-over wine surreptitiously drunk by waiters as they clear away the glasses.

Verb

To gauge the amount of empty space between the top of a cask and the level of liquid inside it.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈʌl.ɪd͡ʒ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: ulage

In summary

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.

Concetti

spazio di testa

vuoto di testa

sinonimi

leakage

headspace

shortage

shortfall

slippage

short weight

decrement

shortage in weight

deficit

leak

Traduzioni

έλλειμμα

espaço de cabeça

vacío

espacio de cabeza

Leerraum

vidange

wan

ubytek

çuvaldan zayolan kısım

النّقصْ

fire

Schwund

Leckage

manquant

uitschot