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Definitions: Bunsen |
BunsenNoun1. German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899). 2. A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Bunsen" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references) |
Synonyms: BunsenSynonyms: bunsen burner (n), etna (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Bunsen |
| English words defined with "Bunsen": bunsen burner ♦ G. R. Kirchhoff, Gustav Robert Kirchhoff ♦ Kirchhoff ♦ Robert Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Bunsen": AMPOULE EXAMINER, AMPOULE SEALER ♦ Bunsen grease spot photometer, Bunsen photometer ♦ grease spot photometer ♦ heat treater ♦ RIM-TURNING FINISHER. (references) |
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 | Figure 56. Jacobsen device for extracting gases from sea water. This device was invented by Professor Oscar Georg Jacobsen, a member of the German Baltic expedition of 1871-1872. It was based on an instrument conceived by Robert Bunsen. Water samples were obtained by Meyer bottle. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Professor Bunsen. / Engraved by C. Cook from a photograph. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | S.S. Robert W.E. Bunsen. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Bunsen" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 70.83% of the time. "Bunsen" is used about 24 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 70.83% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Noun (proper) | 29.17% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 24 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Bunsen": bunsen burner ♦ Bunsen cell ♦ Bunsen grease spot photometer ♦ Bunsen photometer ♦ Robert Bunsen ♦ Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "Bunsen": bunsen-burners, Bunsen-Roscoe. | |
| 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. |
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bunsen burner | 70 |
bunsen de mechero | 15 |
bunsen mechero | 14 |
bunsen | 12 |
bunsen burner part | 10 |
bunsen robert | 7 |
bunsen lake | 7 |
bunsen honeydew | 6 |
bunsen burner picture | 4 |
bunsen dr honeydew | 4 |
bunsen robert wilhelm | 4 |
bunsen burner use | 4 |
bico bunsen de | 3 |
beaker bunsen | 2 |
bunsen de fotometro | 2 |
bunsen de el mechero | 2 |
bunsen dr honeydew picture | 2 |
bunsen burner flame | 2 |
bunsen burner function part | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Bunsen"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 本"燈 (Bunsen burner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Bunsen's flaskesug (Bunsen bottle aspirator), Bunsen's fedtpletfotometer (Bunsen grease spot photometer, Bunsen photometer, grease spot photometer), Bunsen's absorptionskoefficient (Bunsen coefficient of absorption), Bunsen-Roscoe's lov (Bunsen-Roscoe law, law of reciprocity), Bunsen-element (Bunsen cell), Bunsenbrænder (Bunsen burner), reciprocitetslov (Bunsen-Roscoe law, law of reciprocity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Bunsen-brander (Bunsen burner), bunsenbrander (Bunsen burner), wet van Bunsen-Roscoe (Bunsen-Roscoe law, law of reciprocity), vetvlekfotometer van Bunsen (Bunsen grease spot photometer, Bunsen photometer, grease spot photometer), fotometer van Bunsen (Bunsen grease spot photometer, Bunsen photometer, grease spot photometer), coëfficiënt van Bunsen (Bunsen coefficient of absorption), absorptie-coëfficiënt van Bunsen (Bunsen coefficient of absorption). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bec Bunsen (Bunsen burner), photomètre de tache de graisse de Bunsen (Bunsen grease spot photometer, Bunsen photometer), loi de Bunsen-Roscoe (Bunsen-Roscoe law), coefficient d'absorption de Bunsen (Bunsen coefficient of absorption), aspirateur de Bunsen (Bunsen bottle aspirator), élément Bunsen (Bunsen cell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Bunsen-Roscoe Gesetz (Bunsen-Roscoe law, law of reciprocity), Bunsenbrenner (Bunsen burner), Bunsen Flaschenaspirator (Bunsen bottle aspirator), Bunsen Fettfleckphotometer (Bunsen grease spot photometer, Bunsen photometer, grease spot photometer), Bunsen Element (Bunsen cell), Bunsen Brenner (Bunsen burner), Bunsen Absorptionskoeffizient (Bunsen coefficient of absorption), Reziprozitaetsgesetz (Bunsen-Roscoe law, law of reciprocity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συντελεστής απορρόφησης Bunsen (Bunsen coefficient of absorption), στοιχείο Bunsen (Bunsen cell), νόμος Bunsen-Roscoe (Bunsen-Roscoe law, law of reciprocity), λιποκηλιδοφωτόμετρο Bunsen (Bunsen grease spot photometer, Bunsen photometer, grease spot photometer), λυχνία Bunsen (Bunsen burner), αναρροφητήρας Bunsen (Bunsen bottle aspirator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | bunsen-égő (Bunsen burner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | becco di Bunsen (Bunsen burner), legge di Bunsen-Roscoe (Bunsen-Roscoe law, law of reciprocity), lampada Bunsen (Bunsen burner), coefficiente di solubilit di un gas (Bunsen coefficient of absorption), coefficiente di assorbimento (absorptance, absorption coefficient, absorption factor, absorption ratio, Bunsen coefficient of absorption). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | unsenbay bico de bunsen (bunsen burner). (various references) бунзен. (various references) quemador Bunsen (Bunsen burner), mechero de Bunsen (Bunsen burner), ley de Bunsen-Roscoe (Bunsen-Roscoe law, law of reciprocity), fotómetro de manchas de grasa de Bunsen (Bunsen grease spot photometer, Bunsen photometer, grease spot photometer), elemento de Bunsen (Bunsen cell), coeficiente de absorción de Bunsen (Bunsen coefficient of absorption), aspirador de Bunsen (Bunsen bottle aspirator). (various references) bunsenbrännare (bunsen burner). (various references) đèn bunsen (bunsen burner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Bunsen" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Banwen, Bensel, Binsey, Bolsen, Bolsena, Bossen, Bournissen, Brunsden, bunden, bungen, Bunnens, bunson, busen, Buyssens, Munsen. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-n-n-s-u" | |
-1 letter: bunns. | |
-2 letters: bens, bunn, buns, nebs, nubs, nuns, snub, sunn, unbe. | |
-3 letters: ben, bun, bus, ens, neb, nub, nun, nus, sen, sub, sue, sun, uns, use. | |
-4 letters: be, en, es, ne, nu, un, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-n-n-s-u" | |
+1 letter: bunnies, unbends. | |
+2 letters: numbness, snubness. | |
+3 letters: bienniums, bluntness, buntlines, butanones, dubonnets, honeybuns, subtenant, subvening, sunbonnet, sunburned, unbonnets, unbundles, unburdens. | |
+4 letters: abundances, concubines, husbandmen, incumbents, incunables, nebulising, nonsubject, numbnesses, snubbiness, snubnesses, spunbonded, subpenaing, subtenancy, subtenants, subtending, subvention, sunbonnets, unbalances, unbandages, unsinkable. | |
+5 letters: baserunning, benzofurans, bluebonnets, bluntnesses, boundedness, buckskinned, businessman, businessmen, interurbans, mountebanks, nonbusiness, nondurables, nonreusable, nonsubjects, subpoenaing, subsentence, subventions, tunableness, ubiquinones, unabsorbent, unbeknownst, unbeseeming, uninsurable, unobservant. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 75 6E 73 65 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... ..- -. ... . -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01110101 01101110 01110011 01100101 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B u n s e n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0075 006E 0073 0065 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)368780857180 |
| 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, kínai, cinese, chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk, tiếng Đan-mạch |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk, 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, francia, francese, francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk, $sisters german$ 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, görög, greco, grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek, 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 |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, ungrare, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, португальский, portugués, portugis, 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, orosz, russo, русский, ruso, ryss, 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, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, sueco, svensk, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
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, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vietnames, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk |
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