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amorce — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • primer noun A short introductory book or guide covering the basics of a subject.
  • priming noun A substance used as a primer.

Senses

amorce is used for these senses in English:

  • percussion cap a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact
  • priming A substance used as a primer.

primer — full definition

  1. noun A short introductory book or guide covering the basics of a subject.
  2. noun A substance applied as a base coat before paint, to help it stick and look even.
  3. noun A device or charge used to set off an explosive.

priming — full definition

  1. noun A substance used as a primer.
  2. noun A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
  3. noun A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.
  4. noun The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.

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