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burn time

burn time noun: the amount of time in which which the propellant charge of a rocket engine is completely consumed.

Noun

burn time (countable and uncountable, plural burn times)

  1. The amount of time in which which the propellant charge of a rocket engine is completely consumed.
  2. The total amount of time a single load of wood will burn from the moment of ignition until the moment of smoldering.

Verb

burn time (third-person singular simple present burns time, present participle burning time, simple past and past participle burned time)

  1. (idiomatic) To waste time unnecessarily.

Forms of burn time

Noun
pluralburn times
Verb
third-person singular presentburns time
present participleburning time
past participleburned time
pastburned time

Questions about burn time

What does burn time mean?
Burn time means the amount of time in which which the propellant charge of a rocket engine is completely consumed.
What part of speech is burn time?
Burn time can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of burn time?
The plural of burn time is burn times.

Words near burn time in the dictionary

  1. burn the coal, pay the toll
  2. burn the midnight oil
  3. burn the roof
  4. burn the water
  5. burn through
  6. burn time
  7. burn times
  8. burn to a crisp
  9. burn unit
  10. burn units
  11. burn up

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