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PRONUNCIATION OF BOILOVER

boilover  [ˈbɔɪlˌəʊvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOILOVER

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conjunction
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Boilover 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 BOILOVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

boilover

Boilover

A boilover type of fire refers to an extremely hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil or petrochemical fueled fire with water. The hazard results due to the difference in density between oil and water. Boilover is also common in the home as a chip pan fire when cooking. As water is poured onto the fuel, it quickly sinks to the bottom of the container due to the water's higher density, and has little effect on extinguishing the flames on the surface. The water on the bottom rapidly vaporises into steam, causing it to expand more than 1700 times in volume. The rapidly expanding steam expels the oil or fuel above upward and out of the container, resulting in the discharging of burning oil onto a large and uncontrolled area outside of the container. Oil gets so hot that it catches fire all by itself Water is poured into the container Water is denser than oil, so it sinks to the bottom. As the water touches the bottom, it is heated above its boiling point and instantly vaporizes.

Definition of boilover in the English dictionary

The definition of boilover in the dictionary is a surprising result in a sporting event, esp in a horse race. Other definition of boilover is a sudden conflict.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOILOVER


cabover
ˈkæbˌəʊvə
call-over
ˈkɔːlˌəʊvə
carry-over
ˈkærɪˌəʊvə
changeover
ˈtʃeɪndʒˌəʊvə
crossover
ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə
cutover
ˈkʌtˌəʊvə
flyover
ˈflaɪˌəʊvə
handover
ˈhændˌəʊvə
hangover
ˈhæŋˌəʊvə
layover
ˈleɪˌəʊvə
leftover
ˈlɛftˌəʊvə
mouseover
ˈmaʊsˌəʊvə
Passover
ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə
popover
ˈpɒpˌəʊvə
pullover
ˈpʊlˌəʊvə
sleepover
ˈsliːpˌəʊvə
slipover
ˈslɪpˌəʊvə
stopover
ˈstɒpˌəʊvə
switchover
ˈswɪtʃˌəʊvə
takeover
ˈteɪkˌəʊvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOILOVER

boiled
boiled egg
boiled potatoes
boiled shirt
boiled sweet
boiler
boiler house
boiler room
boiler suit
boilermaker
boilermaking
boilerman
boilermen
boilerplate
boilery
boiling
boiling point
boiling-water reactor
boilingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOILOVER

animal lover
book lover
clover
four-leaf clover
glover
golden plover
grey plover
in clover
latin lover
little ringed plover
lover
music lover
nature lover
over
plover
red clover
ringed plover
rollover
spillover
sweet clover
white clover

Synonyms and antonyms of boilover in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «boilover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOILOVER

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

Translator English - Chinese

扬沸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boilover
570 millions of speakers

English

boilover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

boilover
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

boilover
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

boilover
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transbordamento causado pela fervura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উথলাইয়া পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boilover
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boilover
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

boilover
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

boilover
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

boilover
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boilover
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

boilover
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

boilover
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोइलोव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boilover
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boilover
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

boilover
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boilover
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boilover
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boilover
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boilover
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boilover
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boilover

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOILOVER»

The term «boilover» is normally little used and occupies the 143.623 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOILOVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «boilover» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «boilover» 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 boilover

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOILOVER»

Discover the use of boilover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boilover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Prevention of Hazardous Fires and Explosions: The Transfer ...
However, boilover can also occur with the burning of thin layers of these liquids floating on water. Studies specifically concerning thin-layer boilover of pure or multicomponent fuels are, on the whole, rather recent. Most of these studies have  ...
V.E. Zarko, 1999
2
Boilover at Breakfast Creek
Theme:government; Concept:justice.
Roger Vaughan Carr, 1986
3
Industrial Firefighting for Municipal Firefighters
Depending on the situation, you might not want to pump product out, or you may even decide to pump product in. This is especially true for storage tanks containing crude oil where the likelihood of a slopover,frothover, or boilover may occur.
Craig H. Shelley, Anthony R. Cole, Timothy E. Markley, 2007
4
Principles of Fire Protection Chemistry and Physics
Such incidents have occurred in refinery fires. The phenomenon is called boilover. Boilover has not been understood fully until recently. The foregoing mechanistic explanation was worked out by Hasegawa [5], based on careful experiments.
Raymond Friedman, Nfpa, 2008
5
Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major ...
the mass of fuel contained in the tank: the fuel is heated by the fire from its surface until all of the fuel has reached the heat wave temperature: a hw HCpl aavpvf boilover TTchmQ TThc t 0 (3-72) where l is the density of fuel at Ta (kg m- 3) cp is ...
Joaquim Casal, 2007
6
Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard ...
After some hours there was a violent boilover of the tank contents and burning liquid ran down the hill on which the tank stood towards firemen and spectators. The power station was owned by C.A. La Electricidad de Caracas and was built in ...
Sam Mannan, 2004
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An Introduction to Fire Dynamics
term 'thin layer boilover' has been coined to describe the sudden increase in the intensity of the fire, which Garo et al. (1994, 1996, 2006) have shown to occur when the temperature of the fuel/water interface reaches some critical value ( Garo ...
Dougal Drysdale, 2011
8
Volcanoes: Global Perspectives
Boilover pyroclastic flows originate in tops of magma conduits in a zone of magma boiling that produces relatively dense mixtures of gases and particles, mixtures that lack the buoyancy to ascend far above crater rims. Wolfe (1878), as quoted ...
John P. Lockwood, Richard W. Hazlett, 2013
9
Major Accidents to the Environment: A Practical Guide to the ...
Delegate officers as Safety Observers to give advance warning of boilover event Maintain foam application until fire is extinguished and thereafter until a secure foam blanket established Control Point 4 2500lpm portable water monitors, ...
Ivan Vince, 2011
10
Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling Systems
Enough bubbles can accumulate in the liquid to swell the charge to the outlet ( boilover; partial vapor disengagement). The first mechanism does not have a large effect on the flow capacity of a relief system. Typically, the effect of entrainment is ...
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOILOVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boilover is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sam Groth: I'll return for a crack at Wimbledon title
Groth dreamt of a centre court boilover before succumbing 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 to the grasscourt maestro on Saturday. “I'm not just here to ... «The Border Mail, Jul 15»
2
Wynne Gray: Precision, verve sealed deal for Highlanders
They knew what they were about, they gave the Canes no time on the ball and created the biggest boilover in the 20 years of Super final rugby. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon 2015: Dustin who? The dreadlocked Jamaican-German …
The little-known world No.102, who had to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon, has caused the biggest boilover of the tournament, following ... «Esperance Express, Jul 15»
4
Boogaard ready for challenge with Jets
... to be underdogs against Perth, given the unsettled nature of their squad, but would look forward to the challenge of causing a boilover. «Newcastle Herald, Jul 15»
5
Djokovic on guard against Tomic threat
Tomic knows he needs plenty of rest in order to challenge Djokovic, but gives himself a shot of springing a boilover. "I will recover as much as I ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
6
Goldfields U17s snatch startling win against Dubai
A Goldfields under-17 rugby union team caused a boilover last Saturday by beating Dubai in a special challenge match in Perth. Despite ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
7
The 2015 FFA Cup Draw Has Been Revealed
But the competition itself is geared towards the underdog and upsets, with last year's boilover that saw Adelaide City topple Western Sydney ... «Pedestrian TV, Jun 15»
8
Hagarty breaks club record: Rugby Union
Of greater competition relevance, up in the Buckets Ranges, the Gloucester Cockies enjoyed the boilover of the year by trouncing the ... «Great Lakes Advocate, Jun 15»
9
Kyrgios advances at Wimbledon, Hewitt out in first round
Millman produced the biggest boilover of the day overcoming No.19 seed Tommy Robredo in straight sets, while Ebden followed suit with a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
10
Nelson College beat Wanganui Collegiate to reach Quadrangular …
After Nelson led 13-0 at half time, Wanganui had threatened to cause a boilover when diminutive halfback Josh Lennox had dotted down to ... «The Nelson Mail, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Boilover [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boilover>. May 2024 ».
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