单词 | afterburning |
释义 | afterburning[ af-ter-bur-ning, ahf- ] / ˈæf tərˌbɜr nɪŋ, ˈɑf- / nounAeronautics. combustion in an afterburner that results from the injection of fuel into the exhaust gases of a jet engine to produce additional thrust with more efficient fuel consumption. Rocketry. an irregular burning of residual fuel in some rocket motors after the cessation of the main burning. Origin of afterburning1885–90; after + burning, translation of German Nachbrennen Words nearby afterburningafterbeat, afterbirth, afterbody, afterbrain, afterburner, afterburning, aftercare, aftercast, afterclap, aftercooler, afterdamp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for afterburningafterburning / (ˈɑːftəˌbɜːnɪŋ) / nounAlso called: reheat a process in which additional fuel is ignited in the exhaust gases of a jet engine to produce additional thrust irregular burning of fuel in a rocket motor after the main burning has ceased persistence of combustion in an internal-combustion engine, either in an incorrect part of the cycle or after the ignition has been switched off Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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