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Meaning of "afterburner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFTERBURNER

afterburner  [ˈɑːftəˌbɜːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFTERBURNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afterburner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFTERBURNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

afterburner

Afterburner

An afterburner is an additional component present on some jet engines, mostly military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to provide an increase in thrust, usually for supersonic flight, takeoff and for combat situations. Afterburning is achieved by injecting additional fuel into the jet pipe downstream of the turbine. The advantage of afterburning is significantly increased thrust; the disadvantage is its very high fuel consumption and inefficiency, though this is often regarded as acceptable for the short periods during which it is usually used. Pilots can activate and deactivate afterburners in-flight, and jet engines are referred to as operating wet when afterburning is being used and dry when not. An engine producing maximum thrust wet is at maximum power, while an engine producing maximum thrust dry is at military power.

Definition of afterburner in the English dictionary

The definition of afterburner in the dictionary is a device in the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine for removing or rendering harmless potentially dangerous components in the exhaust gases. Other definition of afterburner is a system of fuel injection and combustion located behind the turbine of an aircraft jet engine to produce additional thrust.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFTERBURNER


baseburner
ˈbeɪsˌbɜːnə
burner
ˈbɜːnə
churner
ˈtʃɜːnə
cisterna
sɪˈstɜːnə
discerner
dɪˈsɜːnə
earner
ˈɜːnə
learner
ˈlɜːnə
Lerner
ˈlɜːnə
mainpernor
meɪnˈpɜːnə
prosterna
prəʊˈstɜːnə
returner
rɪˈtɜːnə
rickburner
ˈrɪkˌbɜːnə
Smyrna
ˈsmɜːnə
sojourner
ˈsɒdʒɜːnə
sterna
ˈstɜːnə
taverna
təˈvɜːnə
Tourneur
ˈtɜːnə
turner
ˈtɜːnə
xiphisterna
ˌzɪfɪˈstɜːnə
yearner
ˈjɜːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFTERBURNER

after-lunch
after-ripening
after-sales
after-sales service
after-school
after-tax
afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbody
afterbrain
afterburning
aftercare
afterclap
afterdamp
afterdeck
aftereffect
aftereye
aftergame
afterglow
aftergrass

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFTERBURNER

acetylene burner
back burner
Bunsen burner
CD burner
charcoal burner
charcoal-burner
corner
front burner
gas burner
incense burner
lime burner
mourner
on the back burner
overturner
oxyacetylene burner
page-turner
round the corner
to be on the front burner
warner
Welsbach burner

Synonyms and antonyms of afterburner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «afterburner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFTERBURNER

Find out the translation of afterburner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of afterburner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «afterburner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afterburner
570 millions of speakers

English

afterburner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

afterburner
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

احتراق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

форсаж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afterburner
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

afterburner
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

postcombustion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembakar selepas itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachbrenner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフターバーナー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애프터 버너
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afterburner
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Afterburner
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडरबरनर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

art yakıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

postbruciatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dopalacz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

форсаж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

postcombustie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετάκαυση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naverbrander
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efterbrännare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brenner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afterburner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTERBURNER»

The term «afterburner» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.349 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTERBURNER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «afterburner» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «afterburner» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afterburner

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFTERBURNER»

Discover the use of afterburner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afterburner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Afterburner: Naval Aviators and the Vietnam War
Ronald Polfer, who became a voice of reason among American POWs in the notorious Hanoi Hilton, the vivid stories in Afterburner make these historical events come to life.
John Darrell Sherwood, 2004
2
Afterburner
Afterburner is a thoroughly appropriate title for this fuel injected late work. nowhere has Porter so clearly declared his belief in the poem as an engine for serious thought, which here takes the form of everything from eleoquent ...
Peter Porter, 2004
3
A Method for Aircraft Afterburner Combustion Without ...
State of the art aircraft afterburners employ spray bars to inject fuel and flameholders to stabilize the combustion process.
Shai Birmaher, 2009
4
Preliminary sector tests at 920 K (1200 ̊F) of three ...
Preliminary sector tests at 920 K of three afterburner concepts proposed for inlet temperature of 1260 F and comparison of results with conventional V-gutter flame holder.
Gregory M. Reck, J. Robert Branstetter, Larry Allen Diehl, 1971
5
The Analysis of Burned Human Remains
FIGURE 4.2 View inside the retort showing the location of the cremation burner ( front) in the cremation chamber and the afterburner (back) located in a section of the after-chamber. (see Plate 15) located at the back of the cremation chamber ...
Christopher W. Schmidt, Steven A. Symes, 2011
6
Vought F-8u Crusader Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
The switch energizes a motonactuated aftetburner shuttle valve to direct afterburner fuel from the fuel pump to the afterburner fuel control unit. Simultaneously, a fuel pressure signal is sent to the afterburner exhaust nozzle control unit to open ...
United States Navy, 2007
7
Douglas X-3 Stiletto Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
Fig. 1-10. 1-21. PER CENT TACHOMETER INDICATORS. A dual indicating per cent tachometer indicator is mounted on the instrument panel (Fig. 1-12) and indicates in per cent of engine military rpm from 0 to 110. 1-22. AFTERBURNER ...
United States Air Force, 2007
8
Spam Kings: The Real Story behind the High-Rolling Hucksters ...
Among the entries in the new edition was one on Afterburner, the respected Erols abuse-desk man- ager whose true name was revealed at the site as Michael A. Hanks. (In one of his first acts at the ISP, Afterburner had convinced Erols to ...
Brian S McWilliams, 2004
9
A Semiempirical Correlation of Afterburner Combustion ...
A semiempirical correlation relating combustion efficiency with afterburner-inlet variables and length has been developed for a full-scale high-performance cylindrical turbojet afterburner using JP-4 fuel.
Charles R. King, United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1957
10
Aerothermodynamics of aircraft engine components
Design and R&D engineers and students will value the comprehensive, meticulous coverage in this volume, which, under the expert editorial supervision of Gordon C. Oates, features the invited work of prominent specialists in aircraft gas ...
Gordon C. Oates, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFTERBURNER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afterburner is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Batman: Arkham Knight closes the series in style
... villains is (ludicrously) considerate enough to create, it's fun to fire up the afterburner and complete ridiculous 360 degree vertical loops. «Gameplanet, Jul 15»
2
What makes Shenmue 2's open world so special?
... been used to crafting in the likes of OutRun, Afterburner and Space Harrier, yet Shenmue shares the same blunt brilliance of his earlier work. «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»
3
Arcade Dreams
... Position and the amazing Afterburner. Altered Beast was a killer and Rampage was amazing. Slowly but surely the games became more and ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
4
AMD Fury X Memory Overclocking Unlocked In MSI Afterburner
By simply checking the “extend official overclocking limits” option in the MSI Afterburner overclocking utility, the memory frequency slider would ... «WCCFtech, Jul 15»
5
Top 50 underappreciated Atari ST games
It's basically a poor man's Afterburner, taken from the super-cool sit-in arcade machine with throttle handle and joystick, that bucked and jolted ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
6
Jet Racing Extreme is Awesomely Unfair
... in speed management, which can be extra-tricky when fighting the temptation to hold down accelerate, booster, and afterburner all at once. «Hardcore Gamer, Jul 15»
7
F-35 Loses Dogfight To Jet From The 1970s
... the F-35A's manoeuvrability is “substantially inferior to the F-15E” because of its smaller wings, similar weight and reduced afterburner thrust. «Forces TV, Jul 15»
8
Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Spyker and Lamborghini jet-set specials
Made from carbon fibre and aluminium, it bristles with details evoking aircraft design, from the jet afterburner-style rear lights to an ignition ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
How Batman: Arkham Knight Fails Gotham
You have to chase down APCs that can somehow stay ahead of your afterburner. Then you must chase down Firefly in much the same way. «Shacknews, Jul 15»
10
Historical Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Bill Whittle's Afterburner tells that story, beginning with the beginning of the Republican Party–the one formed by people who believed all ... «American Clarion, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Afterburner [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/afterburner>. Apr 2024 ».
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