unburned
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3.4
- adjective
- /ʌnˈbɜrnd/
- We discovered an unburned section of the forest where the fire had not yet reached.
- unburned forest
- unburned stands
Examples
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However, we apparently have enough unburned prairie nearby that the butterfly populations can absorb those losses.
Blog text (13) -
Sucker density for at least 5 years following fire was not significantly different in burned versus unburned stands, though variability in both groups was high.
Academic text (2002) -
Do whatever it takes to leave as much of that bridge unburned as possible.
Blog text (22) -
Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
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Other than a slightly blackened spot, the wall is unburned.
Fiction book (2001) -
You're upstairs on the unburned floor checking for heat.
Fiction book (1991) -
Such winter air typically retains much of the particulate matter of unburned wood smoke, thus triggering an increase in negative health impacts.
Blog text (22) -
Between 1993 and 1996, with measurements taken from the ground, airplane, and by satellite, BOREAS scientists investigated exchanges of energy, water, heat, carbon dioxide, and trace gases between a section of unburned boreal forest in Canada and the atmosphere.
Academic text (2001) -
In Yellowstone, the mosaic was of differential fire severity, and islands of unburned forest remained within the overall burn perimeters (Christensen et al. 1989, Turner et al. 1994).
Academic text (1997) -
The general effects of fire on peat swamp forest vegetation are similar to those in other forest types: burned forest has lower canopy cover, decreased species richness, and reduced tree and sapling density compared with unburned forest (Yeager et al. 2003).
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.7
Without any light or not burning
1
7.9
Not lit or set off, especially matches and fuses
1
9.9
Not set on fire, like logs or candles waiting to burn
1
5.3
Not burned or damaged by fire
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5.1
Not burned by fire or strong heat
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5.8
Not burning, for example a candle
Antonyms
How Burned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unburned is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb burn meaning 'to be destroyed by fire'. So unburned means 'not affected or damaged by fire', for example the safe part of a house after a blaze.