<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Martin:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I don't think many English speakers would think of "front" as linear (1D) or volumetric (3D); only/mainly as 2D. This is the definition that Yahoo gives for "front" as a noun:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="compText mb-12" id="yui_3_10_0_1_1534797043158_2275" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(82, 82, 82); font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span class=" fs-i" id="yui_3_10_0_1_1534797043158_2273" style="font-style: italic;">noun</span></div></div><div class="compTextList mb-8" id="yui_3_10_0_1_1534797043158_490" style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(82, 82, 82); font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul id="yui_3_10_0_1_1534797043158_489" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none outside;" class=""><li class="va-top ml-20 mb-8" id="yui_3_10_0_1_1534797043158_488" style="margin: 0px 0px 8px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; overflow: auto;"><span class=" va-top fw-xl d-ib cl-b p-abs" style="display: inline-block; clear: both; vertical-align: top; position: absolute; font-weight: 700;">1.</span><span class=" ml-25 d-b cl-b" id="yui_3_10_0_1_1534797043158_487" style="display: block; clear: both; margin-left: 25px;">the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something:</span><span class=" fc-13th ml-25 cl-b d-b" style="display: block; clear: both; margin-left: 25px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"a page at the front of the book had been torn out"</span><span class=" va-top ml-12 ml-25 fs-i w-70 d-ib cl-b p-abs" style="display: inline-block; clear: both; vertical-align: top; position: absolute; width: 70px; margin-left: 25px; font-style: italic;">synonyms:</span><span class="ml-95 fc-13th ml-85 expand-links-section p-rel d-b" id="yui_3_10_0_1_1534797043158_90" style="display: block; position: relative; margin-left: 95px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="link"><a class=" links-link s-requery" href="https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrgEZbwJHtb0pEAHZMPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?type=ANYS_A09CD_ext_bsf&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01¶m1=ij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBL52KUQ7WaR0LBpmqEelLLfsTgjj5n1JN6tper26Vs1oR3uUIGECDSPgUfZ5Zp78AzRKvSACN79mJxtVUYdkALNQLXDXXafJuMEEjeISG2GGGpIvcNU1huVLhvIgKPSYErHeU4qgiCmMd3fMOjnwuAxUs1ImQblMPbJG3T_gk7a6yeN7BfRlCcXUZXiaQ8OENcrHD5-A%2C%2C&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&ei=UTF-8&p=define+forepart&fr2=" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" style="outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); text-decoration: none;">forepart</a>, </span><span class="link"><a class=" links-link s-requery" href="https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrgEZbwJHtb0pEAHpMPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?type=ANYS_A09CD_ext_bsf&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01¶m1=ij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBL52KUQ7WaR0LBpmqEelLLfsTgjj5n1JN6tper26Vs1oR3uUIGECDSPgUfZ5Zp78AzRKvSACN79mJxtVUYdkALNQLXDXXafJuMEEjeISG2GGGpIvcNU1huVLhvIgKPSYErHeU4qgiCmMd3fMOjnwuAxUs1ImQblMPbJG3T_gk7a6yeN7BfRlCcXUZXiaQ8OENcrHD5-A%2C%2C&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&ei=UTF-8&p=define+fore&fr2=" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" style="outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); text-decoration: none;">fore</a>, </span><span class="link"><span class=" link">foremost part</span>, </span><span class="link"><a class=" links-link s-requery" href="https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrgEZbwJHtb0pEAH5MPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?type=ANYS_A09CD_ext_bsf&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01¶m1=ij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBL52KUQ7WaR0LBpmqEelLLfsTgjj5n1JN6tper26Vs1oR3uUIGECDSPgUfZ5Zp78AzRKvSACN79mJxtVUYdkALNQLXDXXafJuMEEjeISG2GGGpIvcNU1huVLhvIgKPSYErHeU4qgiCmMd3fMOjnwuAxUs1ImQblMPbJG3T_gk7a6yeN7BfRlCcXUZXiaQ8OENcrHD5-A%2C%2C&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&ei=UTF-8&p=define+anterior&fr2=" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" style="outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); text-decoration: none;">anterior</a>, </span><span class="link"><a class=" links-link s-requery" href="https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrgEZbwJHtb0pEAIJMPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?type=ANYS_A09CD_ext_bsf&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01¶m1=ij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBL52KUQ7WaR0LBpmqEelLLfsTgjj5n1JN6tper26Vs1oR3uUIGECDSPgUfZ5Zp78AzRKvSACN79mJxtVUYdkALNQLXDXXafJuMEEjeISG2GGGpIvcNU1huVLhvIgKPSYErHeU4qgiCmMd3fMOjnwuAxUs1ImQblMPbJG3T_gk7a6yeN7BfRlCcXUZXiaQ8OENcrHD5-A%2C%2C&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&ei=UTF-8&p=define+forefront&fr2=" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" style="outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); text-decoration: none;">forefront</a>, </span><span class="expand-more-link" data-beacon="https://geo.yahoo.com/t;_ylt=AwrgEZbwJHtb0pEAJpMPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--">... <a href="https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01&ts=sy&type=ANYS_A09CD_ext_bsf&obt9bpdyed=0&p=define+%22front%22¶m1=ij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBL52KUQ7WaR0LBpmqEelLLfsTgjj5n1JN6tper26Vs1oR3uUIGECDSPgUfZ5Zp78AzRKvSACN79mJxtVUYdkALNQLXDXXafJuMEEjeISG2GGGpIvcNU1huVLhvIgKPSYErHeU4qgiCmMd3fMOjnwuAxUs1ImQblMPbJG3T_gk7a6yeN7BfRlCcXUZXiaQ8OENcrHD5-A%2c%2c#" class="s-more s-link" style="outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); text-decoration: none;">more</a></span></span><span class=" va-top ml-12 ml-25 fs-i w-70 d-ib cl-b p-abs" style="display: inline-block; clear: both; vertical-align: top; position: absolute; width: 70px; margin-left: 25px; font-style: italic;">antonyms:</span><span class="ml-95 fc-13th ml-85 expand-links-section p-rel d-b" id="yui_3_10_0_1_1534797043158_97" style="display: block; position: relative; margin-left: 95px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="link"><a class=" links-link s-requery" href="https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrgEZbwJHtb0pEAJ5MPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?type=ANYS_A09CD_ext_bsf&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01¶m1=ij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBL52KUQ7WaR0LBpmqEelLLfsTgjj5n1JN6tper26Vs1oR3uUIGECDSPgUfZ5Zp78AzRKvSACN79mJxtVUYdkALNQLXDXXafJuMEEjeISG2GGGpIvcNU1huVLhvIgKPSYErHeU4qgiCmMd3fMOjnwuAxUs1ImQblMPbJG3T_gk7a6yeN7BfRlCcXUZXiaQ8OENcrHD5-A%2C%2C&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&ei=UTF-8&p=define+rear&fr2=" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" style="outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); text-decoration: none;">rear</a>, </span><span class="link"><a class=" links-link s-requery" href="https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrgEZbwJHtb0pEAKJMPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?type=ANYS_A09CD_ext_bsf&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01¶m1=ij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBL52KUQ7WaR0LBpmqEelLLfsTgjj5n1JN6tper26Vs1oR3uUIGECDSPgUfZ5Zp78AzRKvSACN79mJxtVUYdkALNQLXDXXafJuMEEjeISG2GGGpIvcNU1huVLhvIgKPSYErHeU4qgiCmMd3fMOjnwuAxUs1ImQblMPbJG3T_gk7a6yeN7BfRlCcXUZXiaQ8OENcrHD5-A%2C%2C&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&ei=UTF-8&p=define+back&fr2=" referrerpolicy="unsafe-url" style="outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); text-decoration: none;">back</a></span></span></li></ul></div><div class="">Ron</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 20, 2018, at 1:15 PM, Boll, Martin Dr. <<a href="mailto:boll.bn@t-online.de" class="">boll.bn@t-online.de</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Just a linguistic question from me as a non native English speaker.<br class=""><br class="">Migration pyrolytic front (= MPF) in a TLUD:<br class=""><br class="">The German word "Front", as I understand, is a line (= linear= unidimensional).<br class="">Therefore I have the personnal discomfort thinking/feeling of a line, instaed of a layer by a TLUD in action.<br class=""><br class="">Has the word "front" in English as well the meaning of a flat or plain or layer (= two-dimansional= laminar)?<br class=""><br class="">- Even, if it is so, I have difficulties to get accustomed to it by my feeling.<br class=""><br class="">Kind Regards <br class=""><br class="">Martin<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Stoves mailing list<br class=""><br class="">to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br class=""><a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org" class="">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br class=""><br class="">to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br class="">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org<br class=""><br class="">for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:<br class="">http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/<br class=""><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>