{
  "Imhoff tank":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tank for sewage clarification consisting of an upper or sedimentation chamber with sloping floor leading to slots through which the solids settle to the lower sludge-digestion chamber":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8im\u02cch\u022ff-",
      "-h\u014df-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Karl Imhoff , born 1876 German engineer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194013"
  }
}