[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

burning \burn"ing\, n.
   the act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the
   effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or
   excessively heated.
   1913 webster

   burning fluid, any volatile illuminating oil, as the
      lighter petroleums naphtha, benzine, or oil of
      turpentine camphine, but esp. a mixture of the latter
      with alcohol.

   burning glass, a convex lens of considerable size, used for
      producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to
      a focus.

   burning house metal., the furnace in which tin ores are
      calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the
      pyrites. --weale.

   burning mirror, a concave mirror, or a combination of plane
      mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.
      1913 webster

   syn: combustion; fire; conflagration; flame; blaze.
        1913 webster
see also:
burning fluid burning glass burning house burning mirror 

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