ARGAND BURNER


Meaning of ARGAND BURNER in English

/ahr"gand, -gahnd, -geuhnd/

a type of oil or gas burner in which air is fed directly into the flame through a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick.

[ 1780-90; named after Aimé Argand (1750-1803), Swiss scientist ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .