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- [welz-bak, -bahk; German vels-bahkh]
- /ˈwɛlz bæk, -bɑk; German ˈvɛls bɑx/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [welz-bak, -bahk; German vels-bahkh]
- /ˈwɛlz bæk, -bɑk; German ˈvɛls bɑx/
Definitions of welsbach burner words
- noun welsbach burner a type of gaslight in which a mantle containing thorium and cerium compounds becomes incandescent when heated by a gas flame 0
- noun welsbach burner a gas burner with a gauze mantle impregnated with thorium oxide and cerium oxide: when lighted, the gauze gives off an incandescent, greenish light 0
- noun welsbach burner A burner in which the combustion of a mixture of air and gas or vapour is used to heat to incandescence a mantle composed of thoria and ceria. The mantle is made by soaking a "stocking" in a solution of nitrates of thorium and cerium, drying, and, for use, igniting to burn the thread and convert the nitrates into oxides, which remain as a fragile ash. 0
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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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