Meaning of "napalm" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NAPALM

From na(phthene) + palm(itate).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NAPALM

ˈneɪpɑːm

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAPALM

Napalm is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb napalm in English.

WHAT DOES NAPALM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Napalm

Napalm is a mixture of a thickening/gelling agent and petroleum or a similar fuel for use in an incendiary device. It was initially used against buildings, and later was used primarily as an anti-personnel weapon that sticks to skin and causes severe burns when on fire. Napalm was developed in 1942, in a secret laboratory at Harvard University in Massachusetts, by a team led by chemist Louis Fieser. Its first recorded use was in the European theatre of war during World War II; it was used extensively in incendiary attacks on Japanese cities in the Pacific War. "Napalm" is a combination of the names of two of the constituents of the gelling agent: naphthenic acid and palmitic acid. "Napalm B" is the more modern version of napalm and, although distinctly different in its chemical composition, it is often referred to simply as "napalm".

Definition of napalm in the English dictionary

The definition of napalm in the dictionary is a thick and highly incendiary liquid, usually consisting of petrol gelled with aluminium soaps, used in firebombs, flame-throwers, etc. Other definition of napalm is to attack with napalm.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NAPALM

PRESENT

Present

I napalm

you napalm

he/she/it napalms

we napalm

you napalm

they napalm

Present continuous

I am napalming

you are napalming

he/she/it is napalming

we are napalming

you are napalming

they are napalming

Present perfect

I have napalmed

you have napalmed

he/she/it has napalmed

we have napalmed

you have napalmed

they have napalmed

Present perfect continuous

I have been napalming

you have been napalming

he/she/it has been napalming

we have been napalming

you have been napalming

they have been napalming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I napalmed

you napalmed

he/she/it napalmed

we napalmed

you napalmed

they napalmed

Past continuous

I was napalming

you were napalming

he/she/it was napalming

we were napalming

you were napalming

they were napalming

Past perfect

I had napalmed

you had napalmed

he/she/it had napalmed

we had napalmed

you had napalmed

they had napalmed

Past perfect continuous

I had been napalming

you had been napalming

he/she/it had been napalming

we had been napalming

you had been napalming

they had been napalming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will napalm

you will napalm

he/she/it will napalm

we will napalm

you will napalm

they will napalm

Future continuous

I will be napalming

you will be napalming

he/she/it will be napalming

we will be napalming

you will be napalming

they will be napalming

Future perfect

I will have napalmed

you will have napalmed

he/she/it will have napalmed

we will have napalmed

you will have napalmed

they will have napalmed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been napalming

you will have been napalming

he/she/it will have been napalming

we will have been napalming

you will have been napalming

they will have been napalming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would napalm

you would napalm

he/she/it would napalm

we would napalm

you would napalm

they would napalm

Conditional continuous

I would be napalming

you would be napalming

he/she/it would be napalming

we would be napalming

you would be napalming

they would be napalming

Conditional perfect

I would have napalm

you would have napalm

he/she/it would have napalm

we would have napalm

you would have napalm

they would have napalm

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been napalming

you would have been napalming

he/she/it would have been napalming

we would have been napalming

you would have been napalming

they would have been napalming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you napalm
we let´s napalm
you napalm

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to napalm

Past participle

napalmed

Present Participle

napalming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF NAPALM

Find out the translation of napalm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of napalm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «napalm» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 凝固汽油弹
• Translator English - Spanish: napalm
• English: napalm
• Translator English - Hindi: हथेली
• Translator English - Arabic: النابالم
• Translator English - Russian: напалм
• Translator English - Portuguese: napalm
• Translator English - Bengali: বোমায় ব্যবহৃত থক্থকে পেট্রল
• Translator English - French: napalm
• Translator English - Malay: Napalm
• Translator English - German: Napalm
• Translator English - Japanese: ナパーム
• Translator English - Korean: 네이팜탄
• Translator English - Javanese: Napalm
• Translator English - Vietnamese: napalm
• Translator English - Tamil: நாபாம்
• Translator English - Marathi: नेपलम
• Translator English - Turkish: napâlm
• Translator English - Italian: napalm
• Translator English - Polish: napalm
• Translator English - Ukrainian: напалм
• Translator English - Romanian: napalm
• Translator English - Greek: ναπάλμ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: napalm
• Translator English - Swedish: napalm
• Translator English - Norwegian: napalm

QUOTES WITH «NAPALM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word napalm.

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Dorothy Day

Words are as strong and powerful as bombs, as napalm.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAPALM»

Discover the use of napalm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to napalm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Napalm and Silly Putty

An assortment of musings, questions, and assertions from the author of Brain Droppings exposes the legendary comedian's take on the absurdities and annoyances of modern life. Reprint. 400,000 first printing.

George Carlin, 2002

Napalm Dreams: A Men of Valor Novel

A shattering novel of courage, heroism, and unbreakable bonds forged in the heat of battle.

John F. Mullins, 2004

Song of Napalm: Poems

A prize-winning poet and Vietnam veteran presents a poetic record of Vietnam that embraces the country's beauty, the repulsiveness of war, unheated battle scars, and extraordinary experiences of ordinary people

Bruce Weigl, 1994

Weapons of Mass Destruction

NAPALM Napalm is technically an incendiary, that is, a weapon designed for destroying targets with high- temperature flame. The inclusion of napalm under the rubric of chemical warfare,while technically incorrect, occurs because it is often ...

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Napalm

Burroughs,” New York Times, October 29, 1972. T 2. Golub: Grace Glueck, “Art Review; A Hostile Witness to the Inhumanity of the Human Condition,” New York Times, May 25, 2001. See Leonard Golub, “Napalm Head,” oil on canvas, 1969, ...

Robert M. Neer, 2013

Tender Napalm

This volume also contains five poems from the performance sequence Lovesongs for Extinct Creatures: Your Love, Dark Sky Craving, The Silver Hat, I'm Waiting to be Killed and The Seams, publishing for the first time extracts from Philip ...

Philip Ridley, 2014

Elegies: Sleep, Napalm, Night Sky

Looks at twenty-one paintings by the American artist and discusses the influence of political activism on his work

Jonathan Green, Donald Burton Kuspit, 1987

Legacy of a War: The American Soldier in Vietnam

This is especially true of the use of napalm. Only 35% of the nonveterans compared to 51 % of the era veterans and 58% of the Vietnam veterans are prepared to accept the use of napalm even in the fighting zone. Finally, when we turn to the ...

Ellen Frey-Wouters, 1986

Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia

608 Napalm stead, they discovered en route that the treachery had been discovered by Tokugawa.Rather than face a humiliating retreat, Takeda opted to send his troops instead against the nearby fortress of Nagashino,another strategic ...

Stanley Sandler, 2002

Love Beneath the Napalm

These are important, intimate stories that explore a time that is receding into historical memory. Redwood is an astute writer, and these stories are an impressive debut.

James D. Redwood, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAPALM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term napalm is used in the context of the following news items.

Elephant In The Room: The Pentagon's Massive Carbon Footprint

Carbon generated by burning napalm for entertainment? Unknown. But air shows, halftime shows and other displays produce just a bit of the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»

Ten Questions for Joe Hardcore About Ten Years of This Is Hardcore

Bands that would make me jump up for joy would be to work in Jedi Mind Tricks, Disfear, Napalm Death, SSD (with Al Barile or nothing), Mighty ... «Noisey, Jul 15»

Woody Tasch: The State of the Soil

It grows with the production of napalm and missiles and nuclear warheads ... It includes ... the broadcasting of television programs which glorify ... «Mother Earth News, Jul 15»

PTSD Going for 40 Years in Veterans

Napalm ridden fields and forests, and the smell of death intermingling with that of smoke steady setting over the river. For many, this is a daily ... «Mirror Daily, Jul 15»

Agnostic Front announce late summer tour (coming to LI)

... dates for later this summer that includes a stop at “Brass City Boss Festival” in CT, as well as select dates with Freedom and Napalm Death. «Next Mosh, Jul 15»

Avatar Announces US Tour Dates With Huntress

The new Huntress album "Static" will be released on September 25th, 2015 on Napalm Records. 8/27 - South Bend, IN - Cheers 8/28 - Flint, MI ... «Metal Underground, Jul 15»

MFB tells Buster Olney, "It's not your fault," 7-22-15

You look at another guy like Hanley Ramirez wound to lower what we're talking about is okay napalm this whole thing started over again you ... «WEEI.com, Jul 15»

The 12 best quotes from 'Apocalypse Now'

Kilgore: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. «We Are The Mighty, Jul 15»

KC Royals Avoid Disaster in 3-1 Victory over Pittsburgh Pirates

And so, with runners on the corners and a 3-1 count, in came Joe Blanton, who had been napalm as of late. This time, Blanton proved to be up ... «Kings of Kauffm, Jul 15»

Philly breakdancer Napalm to compete in national b-boy competition

The Red Bull-sponsored BC One competition announced today (Tuesday, July 21) that Philly's Napalm will be one of 16 b-boy dancers battling ... «PhillyVoice.com, Jul 15»