etna Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
    Mount Etna; Mt Etna.
  2. noun a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
    bunsen burner; bunsen.

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Et"na noun
Definitions
  1. A kind of small, portable, cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp.
    There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hurry. V. Baker.

Webster 1913