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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesincinérateur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ansi-ne-ra-teur
"L'usine traite les déchets ménagers dans un nouvel incinérateur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A furnace or apparatus for burning waste, especially industrial or municipal waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash.
"The city council approved plans to build a modern waste-to-energy incinerator on the outskirts of town." - 2
A smaller device used for destroying specific types of refuse, such as confidential documents or medical waste.
"The hospital operates a specialized medical incinerator to safely dispose of biological hazards."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin verb incinerare (to reduce to ashes), formed from the prefix in- and cin-, stem of cinis meaning ashes. Entering the English language in the mid-19th century, the term evolved to specifically describe industrial and domestic apparatuses designed for the thermal destruction of waste materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incinerator" is said worldwide
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incinérateur
Transliteration: ansi-ne-ra-teur
"L'usine traite les déchets ménagers dans un nouvel incinérateur."
Müllverbrennungsanlage
Transliteration: müll-fer-bren-nungs-an-la-ge
"Die Müllverbrennungsanlage erzeugt Strom für die umliegenden Haushalte."
inceneritore
Transliteration: in-ʧe-ne-ri-to-re
"Il comune ha installato un nuovo inceneritore per i rifiuti urbani."
incineradora
Transliteration: in-si-ne-ra-do-ra
"La incineradora reduce considerablemente el volumen de basura."
incinerador
Transliteration: ĩ-si-ne-ɾa-doɾ
"O incinerador industrial foi projetado para queimar resíduos perigosos."
भस्मक
Transliteration: bhasmak
"शहर में कचरे के निपटान के लिए एक नया भस्मक लगाया गया है।"
焚化炉
Transliteration: fén huà lú
"这家工厂使用先进的焚化炉来处理有害废物。"
소각로
Transliteration: sogakro
"쓰레기 소각로는 대기 오염을 줄이기 위한 시설을 갖추고 있다."
焼却炉
Transliteration: shokyaku ro
"その自治体は新しいごみ焼却炉の建設を進めている。"
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