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incinerator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A furnace that burns refuse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: furnace

History

Etymology

From incinerate + -or.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: инсинератор (insinerator) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Bulgarian: крематориум (krematorium) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 焚屍爐 /焚尸炉 (fénshīlú) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 焚燒爐 /焚烧炉 (fénshāolú) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 焚燒裝置 /焚烧装置 (fénshāo zhuāngzhì) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Danish: forbrændingsovn — furnace that burns refuse
  • Finnish: jätteenpolttouuni — furnace that burns refuse
  • French: incinérateur — furnace that burns refuse
  • German: Verbrennungsanlage — furnace that burns refuse
  • Italian: termodistruttore — furnace that burns refuse
  • Japanese: 焼却炉 (shōkyakuro) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Korean: 소각로 (sogangno) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Māori: pūtūmata — furnace that burns refuse
  • Māori: tahunga tūmata — furnace that burns refuse
  • Portuguese: incinerador — furnace that burns refuse
  • Russian: мусоросжига́тель (musorosžigátelʹ) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Russian: инсинера́тор (insinerátor) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Russian: мусоросжига́тельная печь (musorosžigátelʹnaja pečʹ) — furnace that burns refuse
  • Scottish Gaelic: losgair — furnace that burns refuse
  • Spanish: incineradora — furnace that burns refuse
  • Swedish: förbränningsugn — furnace that burns refuse
  • Tagalog: sigaan — furnace that burns refuse