BURNER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)

Example:

a diesel engine is an oil burner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

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

blowlamp; blowtorch; torch (a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame)

gas bracket (a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall)

gas burner; gas jet (burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame)

Derivation:

burn (cause to undergo combustion)

Meaning:

The heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking

Example:

the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

heating element (the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat)