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- [af-ter-bur-ner, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tərˌbɜr nər, ˈɑf-/
- /ˈæf.tərˌ.bərnə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [af-ter-bur-ner, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tərˌbɜr nər, ˈɑf-/
Definitions of afterburner word
- noun afterburner a device in the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine for removing or rendering harmless potentially dangerous components in the exhaust gases 3
- noun afterburner a system of fuel injection and combustion located behind the turbine of an aircraft jet engine to produce additional thrust 3
- noun afterburner a device within the tailpipe of some jet engines for burning extra fuel to produce additional thrust 3
- noun afterburner an auxiliary device, as on internal-combustion engines and incinerators, for burning undesirable exhaust gases produced during the original combustion 3
- noun afterburner Aeronautics. a device placed within, or attached to the exit of, a jet-engine exhaust pipe to produce afterburning. 1
- noun afterburner a device for burning exhaust fumes from an internal-combustion engine, as of an automobile. 1
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Origin of afterburner
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; after + burner
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Parts of speech for Afterburner
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
afterburner popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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