"burn time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: burn times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} burn time (countable and uncountable, plural burn times)
  1. (physics, astronautics) The amount of time in which which the propellant charge of a rocket engine is completely consumed. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronautics, Physics
    Sense id: en-burn_time-en-noun-oXY~Dd1V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 4 5 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. The total amount of time a single load of wood will burn from the moment of ignition until the moment of smoldering. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-burn_time-en-noun-Sdo11ZIO

Verb

Forms: burns time [present, singular, third-person], burning time [participle, present], burned time [participle, past], burned time [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|burns time|burning time|burned time|burned time}} burn time (third-person singular simple present burns time, present participle burning time, simple past and past participle burned time)
  1. (idiomatic) To waste time unnecessarily. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-burn_time-en-verb-3q0ioZxV

Inflected forms

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