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Definition: Burster |
BursterNoun1. A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Burster" is a common misspelling or typo for: buster. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | A device used off-line or peripherally in a computer system which is designed to separate individual forms as produced by printer output. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. A hydraulic mechanism that, when inserted into a large-diameter shothole, breaks down the strata by means of pistons operating transversely b. Scot. A shot in a coal seam that has not been sheared or undercut.Equivalent to "shot off the solid." Also called bursting shot. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: BursterSynonyms: bursting charge (n), charge (n), explosive charge (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Burster |
| Specialty definitions using "burster": coal burster. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Production. 155mm shells. Boring the burster tube recess of 155mm shell on a Denver lathe in a converted auto plant. Willy's, Toledo, Ohio. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "burster": chest-burster. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
burster | 45 |
form burster | 4 |
paper burster | 2 |
burster gamma ray | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "burster"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 爆炸药. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ark-adskiller. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | burstmachine (separator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | rupteur, éclateur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Schlagschere, Reißer (big seller, hot item, shocker, thriller, thrillers). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | "ιαχωριστής. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 작약. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ursterbay separadora de formulários. (various references) устройство для разделения распечатки, разрывной заряд. (various references) rompedor (breaker, disruptive). (various references) thuốc nổ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "burster": bursters. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "burster" (pronounced 'Burst"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-r-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: brutes, burets, buster, rebuts, tubers. | |
-2 letters: brute, buret, burrs, burse, burst, butes, rebus, rebut, rubes, ruers, suber, surer, truer, trues, tuber, tubes. | |
-3 letters: best, bets, brut, burr, burs, bust, bute, buts, errs, erst, rebs, rest, rets, rube, rubs, ruer, rues, ruse, rust, ruts, stub, suer, suet, sure, true, tube, tubs, urbs, user. | |
-4 letters: bet. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-r-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: blurters, bruiters, burriest, bursters, perturbs, robuster. | |
+2 letters: abstruser, blurriest, blusterer, bourtrees, burrstone, carburets, disturber, obtruders, rebutters, subverter, subwriter, tabourers, troublers, turbaries. | |
+3 letters: arboretums, blusterers, burrstones, disturbers, grubstaker, heartburns, rubricates, stubborner, subtracter, subverters, subwriters, tambourers. | |
+4 letters: bitterbrush, breadfruits, bureaucrats, burgomaster, butterworts, carburetors, drumbeaters, grubstakers, interurbans, protrusible, returnables, sauerbraten, subdirector, subirrigate, subliterary, subtracters, subtreasury, superbright, surrebutter, treasurable, tributaries, trustbuster, tuberculars. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 75 72 73 74 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... ..- .-. ... - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01110101 01110010 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B u r s t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0075 0072 0073 0074 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36878485867184 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, 중국, chinês, китайский, китаец, chino |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, 덴마크, dinamarquês, датский, danés, tiếng Đan-mạch |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, 네덜란", holandês, голландский, holandés, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã" |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, "랑스, francês, французский, francés |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, allemand, "ερμανός, 독일, alemão, немецкий, alemán, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, 그리스, grego, греческий, грек, griego, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, кореец, корейский, coreano, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, 포르투갈, português, португальский, portugués, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, 러시아, русский, ruso, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, 스페인, espanhol, испанский, español |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnameser, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, 트남, vietnamita, вьетнамский, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, 영국, inglês, английский, inglés |
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