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Definition of Ash

1. Noun. The residue that remains when something is burned.

2. Verb. Convert into ashes.

3. Noun. Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus.

4. Noun. Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats.

Definition of Ash

1. n. A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (F. Americana).

2. n. sing. of Ashes.

3. v. t. To strew or sprinkle with ashes.

Definition of Ash

1. Proper noun. (surname topographic from=Middle English dot=) for someone who lived near ash trees. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹

3. Proper noun. A diminutive of the female given names Ashley and Ashlee. ¹

4. Noun. The solid remains of a fire. ¹

5. Noun. (chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process. ¹

6. Noun. Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash. ¹

7. Noun. (context: in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation. ¹

8. Noun. (figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe. ¹

9. Verb. (context: chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ''ashing''. ¹

10. Verb. To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette. ¹

11. Verb. (obsolete mostly used in the past tense) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes. ¹

12. Noun. A shade tree of the genus (spelink Fraxinus) ¹

13. Noun. The wood of this tree. ¹

14. Noun. The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ash

1. to convert into ash (the residue of a substance that has been burned) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Ash

1. Fusion reaction products trapped in a plasma. Ash is bad because (a) it generally radiates more strongly than the fuel ions, and thus reduces energy confinement, and (b) it creates additional plasma pressure and/or reduces pressure available for fuel ions. Controlling ash is a major area of fusion research. Ideally one would be able to extract the ash ions after diverting an appropriate fraction of their energy to heating the fuel ions, and then convert the remaining ash energy to electricity. Current research involves using RF waves to transfer energy from ash ions to fuel ions, and to push the ash into the scrape-off layer, where it can be collected via divertors. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ash

asfotase ash-bin ash-blonde ash-fire ash-gray ash-grey ash-key ash-leaf ash-leaved maple ash-pan

ash bin ash blonde ash blondes ash cake ash cash

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