Bun·sen burner

Bun·sen burner
/ˈbʌnsən-/ noun, pl ⋯ -ers [count]
: a piece of equipment that produces a hot flame and that is used in scientific experiments

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bun|sen burner — «BUHN suhn», a gas burner with a very hot, blue flame, used in laboratories. Air is let in at the base and mixed with gas. ╂[< Robert W. Bunsen, 1811 1899, a German chemist, who invented it] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bunsen burner coefficient — Bun·sen burner, coefficient (bunґsən) [Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen, German chemist, 1811–1899] see under burner and coefficient …   Medical dictionary

  • Bunsen burner — Bun′sen burn′er n. chem. a gas burner with a hot flame, commonly used in laboratories • Etymology: 1865–70; after R. W. Bunsen …   From formal English to slang

  • Bunsen burner — Bun|sen bur|ner [ˌbʌnsən ˈbə:nə US ˈbə:rnər] n [Origin: Robert Bunsen (1811 99), German scientist] a piece of equipment that produces a hot gas flame, for scientific ↑experiments …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bunsen burner — bun|sen burn|er [ bʌnsən ,bɜrnər ] noun count a piece of equipment that produces a gas flame, used for scientific experiments in a laboratory …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Bunsen burner — Bun sen burn er, Bunsen s burner Bun sen s burn er(Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bunsen's burner — Bunsen burner Bun sen burn er, Bunsen s burner Bun sen s burn er(Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bunsen burner — A gas lamp supplied with lateral openings admitting sufficient air so that the carbon is completely burned, thus giving a very hot but only slightly luminous flame. [RW Bunsen, 1811–1899] * * * Bun·sen burn·er bən(t) sən .bər nər n a gas burner… …   Medical dictionary

  • Bunsen,Robert Wilhelm — Bun·sen (bŭnʹsən), Robert Wilhelm. 1811 1899. German chemist who pioneered in spectrum analysis and codiscovered the elements cesium and rubidium. He introduced the Bunsen burner in 1855. * * * …   Universalium

  • List of acupuncture points — System of main meridians with acupuncture point locations Main article: Acupuncture Acupuncture points are hypothetical locations on the body used for treatment in acupuncture and treatment systems akin to Traditional Chinese Medicine. More than… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”