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    GAS BURNER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flameplay

    Synonyms:

    gas burner; gas jet

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("gas burner" is a kind of...):

    burner (an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse))

    Meronyms (parts of "gas burner"):

    nose; nozzle (a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gas burner"):

    bunsen; bunsen burner; etna (a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air)

    gas ring (gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned)

    pilot; pilot burner; pilot light (small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner)

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