combustion tube

com·bus·tion tube

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-buhs-chuh n toob, tyoob]
- /kəmˈbʌs tʃən tub, tyub/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-buhs-chuh n toob, tyoob]
- /kəmˈbʌs tʃən tub, tyub/

Definitions of combustion tube words

noun combustion tube a tube of heat-resistant glass, silica, or ceramic, in which a substance can be reduced, as in a combustion furnace 3
noun combustion tube a tube of hard glass used especially in a furnace for burning a substance in a current of air or oxygen. 1

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Origin of combustion tube

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Combustion tube

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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combustion tube popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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