combustor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin combustor.

Noun

combustor (plural combustors)

1. A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.

Translations

chamber acting as the furnace in a jet or turbine engine

• Dutch: verbrandingskamer (nl)
• Swedish: brännkammare c

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.busˈtoʁ/ [kõ.busˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.busˈtoʁ/ [kõ.busˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.busˈtoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.buʃˈtoʁ/ [kõ.buʃˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.busˈtoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.buʃˈtoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.buʃˈtoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.buʃˈto.ɾi/

Noun

combustor m (plural combustores)

1. (Brazil) lamppost