combustor
combustor · combustors
A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense…A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.
Meaning
1 sensesA chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin combustor, from combūrō + -tor.Borrowed from Latin combustor, from combūrō + -tor.
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Forms
plural: combustors| Singular | combustor |
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Word family
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