Welsbach burner

American  

[welz-bak, -bahk, vels-bahkh] / ˈwɛlz bæk, -bɑk, ˈvɛls bɑx /

Trademark.

1. a brand of gaslight consisting essentially of a Bunsen burner on which an incombustible mantle Welsbach mantle composed of thoria and some ceria becomes brilliantly incandescent when exposed to flame.

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Welsbach burner British  

/ ˈwɛlzbæk, ˈvɛlsbax /

noun

1. a type of gaslight in which a mantle containing thorium and cerium compounds becomes incandescent when heated by a gas flame

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Etymology

Origin of Welsbach burner

C19: named after Carl Auer, Baron von Welsbach (1858–1929), Austrian chemist, who invented it

Example Sentences

When Neale turned out his Welsbach burner and rolled into bed, he encountered a strange, new sensation, an immense relief just to lay himself down, and to have darkness about him.

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Describe the structure of an ordinary kerosene lamp-burner, an argand burner, a Welsbach burner.

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After it in strength comes the Welsbach burner, suitable for those having gas in the house.

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If, for instance, our light is a Welsbach burner, giving an intense and comparatively white light, we will find that a normal negative will print too flat if exposed at one foot.

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This is the case in the familiar Welsbach burner.

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