Primer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an introductory textbook

any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈaɪmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaɪmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaɪmə/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈaɪmɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

priming primer coat fuze priming coat fuzee undercoat flat coat fuse ground fusee

Word Forms

fuse	verb	equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
prime	verb	insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
ground	verb	cover with a primer; apply a primer to
undercoat	verb	cover with a primer; apply a primer to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grundierung

ein einführendes Lehrbuch

🇫🇷French

apprêt

un manuel d'introduction

🇪🇸Spanish

cebador

un libro de texto introductorio

🇵🇹Portuguese

cartilha

um livro introdutório

🇷🇺Russian

букварь

вводный учебник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भजन की पुस्तक

एक परिचयात्मक पाठ्यपुस्तक

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাইমার

একটি পরিচায়ক পাঠ্যপুস্তক

🇮🇳Tamil

ப்ரைமர்

ஒரு அறிமுக பாடநூல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రైమర్

ఒక పరిచయ పాఠ్య పుస్తకం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्राइमर

एक परिचयात्मक पाठ्यपुस्तक

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાળપોથી

એક પ્રારંભિક પાઠ્યપુસ્તક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೈಮರ್

ಒಂದು ಪರಿಚಯಾತ್ಮಕ ಪಠ್ಯಪುಸ್ತಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൈമർ

ഒരു ആമുഖ പാഠപുസ്തകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਾਈਮਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਪਾਠ ਪੁਸਤਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرائمر

ایک تعارفی نصابی کتاب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

底漆

入门教科书

🇯🇵Japanese

プライマー

入門用の教科書

🇰🇷Korean

뇌관

입문 교과서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sơn lót

sách giáo khoa giới thiệu

🇹🇭Thai

ไพรเมอร์

หนังสือเรียนเบื้องต้น

🇵🇭Filipino

panimulang aklat

isang panimulang aklat-aralin

🇲🇾Malay

buku asas

sebuah buku teks pengenalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التمهيدي

كتاب تمهيدي

🇮🇷Persian

آغازگر

یک کتاب درسی مقدماتی

🇹🇷Turkish

astar

giriş niteliğinde bir ders kitabı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תֶחֶל

ספר מבוא

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