- Argand burner
- a burner for oil or gas, with an inner tube for supplying air to the flame.
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Argand burner
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Argand burner — Argand lamp Ar gand lamp [Named from the inventor, Aim[ e] Argand of Geneva.] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame. [1913 Webster] {Argand burner}, a burner for an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Argand burner — Burner Burn er, n. 1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything. [1913 Webster] 2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced. [1913 Webster] {Bunsen s burner} (Chem.), see {Bunsen burner}. {Argand burner},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Argand burner — [är′gənd] n. [after its inventor, Aimé Argand (1755 1803), Swiss chemist] a gas or oil burner designed to let air flow inside and outside a cylindrical wick … English World dictionary
Argand burner — /ahr gand, gahnd, geuhnd/ a type of oil or gas burner in which air is fed directly into the flame through a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick. [1780 90; named after Aimé Argand (1750 1803), Swiss scientist] * * * ▪ oil lamp first… … Universalium
argand burner — ˈärˌgan(d) , än(d) , gən(d) noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: after Aimé Argand died 1803 Swiss physicist and inventor : a burner for an Argand lamp or a gas burner applying the principle of that lamp * * * /ahr gand, gahnd, geuhnd/ a… … Useful english dictionary
Argand burner — Ar·gand burner (ahr gahґ) [Aimй Argand, Swiss physicist, 1755–1803] see under burner … Medical dictionary
Argand lamp — Ar gand lamp [Named from the inventor, Aim[ e] Argand of Geneva.] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame. [1913 Webster] {Argand burner}, a burner for an Argand lamp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burner — Burn er, n. 1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything. [1913 Webster] 2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced. [1913 Webster] {Bunsen s burner} (Chem.), see {Bunsen burner}. {Argand burner}, {Rose… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Argand lamp — an oil lamp with a chimney, having a tubular wick that permits air to reach the center of the flame. [1795 1805; named after A. Argand. See ARGAND BURNER] * * * … Universalium
burner — Synonyms and related words: Argand burner, acetylene welder, annihilator, arsonist, biblioclast, blast lamp, blowpipe, blowtorch, bomber, burning ghat, caliduct, cinerator, cooker, cookery, cremator, crematorium, crematory, demolisher, destroyer … Moby Thesaurus
