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af|ter|burn|ing — «AF tuhr BUR nihng, AHF », noun. 1. the irregular burning of fuel following the principal combustion in an engine, as in a rocket engine after fuel is cut off. 2. a second burning in a jet engine, by an injection of fuel in an afterburner … Useful english dictionary
cau´ter|i|za´tion — cau|ter|ize «K tuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to burn with a hot iron or a caustic substance. Doctors sometimes cauterize wounds to prevent bleeding or infection. SYNONYM(S): sear. 2. Figurative. to render insensible; deaden the… … Useful english dictionary
cau|ter|ize — «K tuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to burn with a hot iron or a caustic substance. Doctors sometimes cauterize wounds to prevent bleeding or infection. SYNONYM(S): sear. 2. Figurative. to render insensible; deaden the feelings of:… … Useful english dictionary
cau|ter|y — «K tuhr ee», noun, plural ter|ies. 1. an instrument or substance used in cauterizing. 2. a cauterizing. ╂[< Latin cauterium < Greek kaut branding iron (diminutive) < kaut < kaíein burn] … Useful english dictionary
cau|ter — «K tuhr», noun. a surgical instrument for burning or cauterizing. ╂[< Late Latin cautēr < Greek kaut branding iron < kaíein burn] … Useful english dictionary
pos|ter|i|ty — «pos TEHR uh tee», noun. 1. generations of the future: »If we burn up all the coal and oil in the world, what will posterity do? Posterity would remember him as the author of many fine poems (Atlantic). 2. anyone s children, and their children,… … Useful english dictionary
win|ter|bourne — «WIHN tuhr BRN, BOHRN, BURN», noun. an intermittent stream that flows only in winter or at long intervals, found especially in certain chalk and limestone regions of England. ╂[< winter + bourne1] … Useful english dictionary
afterburner — af•ter•burn•er [[t]ˈæf tərˌbɜr nər, ˈɑf [/t]] n. aer. aum a device for burning exhaust gases, as from a jet or internal combustion engine • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
Liste der Biografien/Bur — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q … Deutsch Wikipedia
One Power — In The Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan, the One Power is the force that maintains the continuous motion of the Wheel of Time. It comes from the True Source, and it is separated into two halves: saidin /saɪˈd … Wikipedia
