From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishburnerburn‧er /ˈbɜːnə $ ˈbɜːrnər/ noun [countable]1DFC British English the part of an oven or heater that produces heat or a flame
a gas burner2American English one of the round parts on the top of a cooker that produce heat3 →put/leave something on the back burner →Bunsen burnerExamples from the Corpusburner• All burners have automaticignition and re-ignition.• Their other project, meanwhile, is on the back burner.• He waylaid Stella in the paint-frame where she had been sent to boilrabbitglue on the Bunsen burner.• The connections were loose, and the opticburner didn't respond to her impulsecommand.• When he said no, she turned down the burner on the stove.• It may be necessary to pre-heat the burner in coolweather and the fumes can be smelly.• I have hot-air heat, with burner and furnace three years old.
