combustor

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noun

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

OriginLatin combustor →
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Meanings

nouncombustor (plural combustors)

plural combustors

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

Origin

  1. Latincombustor
  2. Englishcombustor

Borrowed from Latin combustor, from combūrō + -tor.

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Translations

Dutch verbrandingskamer
  • verbrandingskamerchamber acting as the furnace in a jet or turbine engine
Swedish brännkammare
  • brännkammarechamber acting as the furnace in a jet or turbine engine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“combustor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combustor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “combustor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combustor.

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