- Bunsen burner
- Bunsen burner 1879, named for Prof. Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899) of Heidelberg, who invented it in 1855. He also was co-inventor of the spectroscope.
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Bunsen burner
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Bunsen burner — Bun sen burn er, Bunsen s burner Bun sen s burn er(Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bunsen burner — ► NOUN ▪ a small adjustable gas burner used in laboratories. ORIGIN named after the German chemist Robert Bunsen (1811 99) … English terms dictionary
Bunsen burner — [bun′sən] n. [after BUNSEN Robert Wilhelm] a small gas burner that produces a hot, blue flame, used in chemistry laboratories, etc.: it consists of a hollow metal tube with holes at the bottom for admitting air to be mixed with the gas … English World dictionary
Bunsen burner — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Bunsen Burner caption = A Bunsen Burner with needle valve. The hose barb for the gas tube is facing left and the needle valve for gas flow adjustment is on the opposite side. The air inlet on this particular… … Wikipedia
Bunsen burner — a type of gas burner, commonly used in chemical laboratories, with which a very hot, practically nonluminous flame is obtained by allowing air to enter at the base and mix with the gas. [1865 70; named after R. W. BUNSEN] * * * device for… … Universalium
Bunsen Burner — , BUNSENITE Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811 1899) was a professor of chemistry at the University of Heidelberg for thirty seven years. He is credited with having invented the Bunsen burner, but other scientists helped in its design. Together… … Dictionary of eponyms
Bunsen burner — A gas lamp supplied with lateral openings admitting sufficient air so that the carbon is completely burned, thus giving a very hot but only slightly luminous flame. [RW Bunsen, 1811–1899] * * * Bun·sen burn·er bən(t) sən .bər nər n a gas burner… … Medical dictionary
Bunsen burner — UK [ˌbʌns(ə)n ˈbɜː(r)nə(r)] / US [ˈbʌnsən ˌbɜrnər] noun [countable] Word forms Bunsen burner : singular Bunsen burner plural Bunsen burners science a piece of equipment that produces a gas flame, used for scientific experiments in a laboratory … English dictionary
Bunsen burner — Bunzeno degiklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Bunsen burner vok. Bunsenbrenner, m rus. бунзеновская горелка, f; горелка Бунзена, f pranc. brûleur Bunsen, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Bunsen burner — dujų degiklis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Laboratorinis įtaisas liepsnai gauti deginant dujas. atitikmenys: angl. Bunsen burner; gas burner rus. газовая горелка ryšiai: sinonimas – Bunzeno degiklis … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
