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GAS JET

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Dictionary entry overview: What does gas jet mean?

• GAS JET (noun)
The noun GAS JET has 1 sense:

1. burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame

Familiarity information: GAS JET used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GAS JET (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gas burner; gas jet

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "gas jet"):

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

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

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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GAS JET: related words searches

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