tərˌbɜr noun
1.
Aeronautics. a device placed within, or attached to the exit of, a jet-engine exhaust pipe to produce afterburning.
2.
a device for burning exhaust fumes from an internal-combustion engine, as of an automobile.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a device in the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine for removing or rendering harmless potentially dangerous components in the exhaust gases |
| 2. | a system of fuel injection and combustion located behind the turbine of an aircraft jet engine to produce additional thrust |
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Afterburner
is always a great word to know.
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| coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between shearing stress and shearing strain |
| fractional volume change of a body due to uniform pressure |
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