cannular

English

Diagram of a cannular (sense 1) jet-engine combustor; the individual cans are in orange, while the shared annular pressure chamber is in blue.

Etymology 1

Blend of can +‎ annular

Adjective

cannular (not comparable)

1. (aviation, of the combustor of a jet engine) Having multiple individual burner cans within a single annular pressure vessel.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• canular

Adjective

cannular (comparative more cannular, superlative most cannular)

1. Having the form of a tube; tubular.

   cannular corolla

   cannular crown

References

• “cannular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.