burn time

noun

The amount of time in which which the propellant charge of a rocket engine is completely consumed.

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Meanings

nounburn time (countable and uncountable, plural burn times)

plural burn times

  1. countableuncountableaerospaceThe amount of time in which which the propellant charge of a rocket engine is completely consumed.
  2. countableuncountableThe total amount of time a single load of wood will burn from the moment of ignition until the moment of smoldering.
verbburn time (third-person singular simple present burns time, present participle burning time, simple past and past participle burned time)

present singular third person burns time · participle present burning time · participle past burned time · past burned time

  1. idiomaticTo waste time unnecessarily.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
waste time
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APA

burn time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20time

MLA

“burn time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burn time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20time.

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