This is the full electric combustion glossary — every term in the electronic bong category, defined plainly and linked to its page. The category is new enough that the same idea goes by several names, and a few words (like "vape") get misapplied to it constantly. Use this page to get the language right: what an eBong is, how true combustion differs from vaporization, and which terms belong to dry-herb devices versus concentrate devices. Terms are grouped by theme; each links to a fuller explanation.
The category and its core terms
- eburn
- The category keyword for this emerging product space — electric combustion devices for dry herb. eburn is a category term, not a brand.
- electronic bong
- A water pipe that burns dry herb with an electric heating element instead of a flame, producing true smoke filtered through water. The lead term for the category. See electronic bong.
- eBong
- The short, spoken name for the electronic bong — "e" for electric, "bong" for the water-pipe draw. Also a category term, never a brand; it spans both tabletop and handheld bodies. See eBong.
- electric bong
- A synonym for electronic bong / eBong. Same device: electric ignition, water filtration, true smoke.
- electric flower bong
- An electronic bong named for its material — dry cannabis flower. It combusts flower (not concentrate, and not below the burn point like a vaporizer). See electric flower bong.
- digital bong / smart bong
- Names that emphasize the electronic, button-controlled ignition of an eBong. "Digital" refers to electronic heat control and charging, not necessarily a screen. See digital bong.
- flameless bong / torchless bong
- An eBong named for what's gone — the lighter or torch. Electric ignition means no open flame, so it's windproof and waterproof by design. See flameless bong.
- electric combustion
- The core technology of the category: using an electric heating element to burn dry herb past its ignition point, with no open flame. See electric combustion.
- true combustion
- Genuine burning of the herb — real fire producing real smoke — achieved electrically rather than with a flame. The phrase distinguishes the eBong from both flame devices and vaporizers. See true combustion vs vaporization.
- "true combustion, not vaping"
- The category's defining line. An eBong combusts dry herb to make smoke; it does not vaporize and it is not a vape. See vaping vs combustion.
Device types (dry herb — the eBong family)
- electric herb pipe
- The handheld, pocketable form of electric combustion — same flameless burn as the eBong, no water chamber. See electric herb pipe.
- electric pipe
- Shorthand for an electric combustion pipe — the dry-herb device above. Not a "vape pipe" and not electrical conduit. See electric pipe.
- electric weed pipe
- A synonym for electric herb pipe, naming the material explicitly.
- ePipe
- The product noun for the handheld electric combustion pipe — "e" for electric, written camelCase.
- eBowl
- The electric heating bowl/chamber where combustion happens — the part that replaces the flame-lit bowl. Written camelCase as a product noun.
- electric bowl / electronic bowl
- Generic terms for the eBowl: the powered bowl that combusts the herb with an element.
- weed bubbler
- A handheld water pipe — smaller than a bong, smoother than a dry pipe. An electric bubbler adds an electric element so it's flameless. See weed bubbler.
- flameless pipe / rechargeable pipe / battery-powered pipe
- Descriptive names for the electric herb pipe, each emphasizing one trait: no flame, rechargeable, battery-powered.
How it works (mechanism terms)
- electric heating element
- The coil or mesh that converts battery power into heat via electrical resistance, glowing hot enough to ignite the herb. The flame's replacement.
- ignition / combustion point
- The temperature at which dry herb begins to burn (roughly ~230°C / 446°F+). Electric combustion crosses it; vaporization stays below it.
- vaporization
- For contrast. Heating herb below the ignition point to release vapor without burning. This is what a vaporizer does — and what an eBong deliberately does not do.
- water filtration
- Drawing smoke through a water chamber to cool and filter it — the classic bong mechanism, retained in the tabletop eBong.
- windproof / waterproof / flameless
- The eBong's practical advantages, all consequences of having no open flame: nothing for wind to blow out, nothing for water to extinguish, no flame at all. (Specific water-resistance ratings are device-dependent.)
- "can't be beaten by wind or water"
- The category's master hook — a plain statement of the windproof/waterproof/flameless mechanism, the reason electric combustion travels to the boat, trail, campsite and slopes.
Concentrate terms (a different category — honestly noted)
These devices are covered because this hub is a neutral category aggregator, but they are not electric combustion and not "true combustion." They heat concentrate to make vapor — closer to vaporization than to what an eBong does. For concentrate, see the electric dab rig hub.
- electric dab rig (e-rig)
- A device that electrically heats cannabis concentrate to produce vapor. It vaporizes concentrate; it does not combust dry herb. See electric dab rig.
- electric dab
- The act of consuming concentrate via an electrically heated rig — vapor, not combustion smoke.
- electric nectar collector / dab straw
- A straw-style device whose heated tip vaporizes concentrate on contact. Again, vaporization of concentrate — not true combustion of herb.
- electric dab pen
- A pen-form vaporizer for concentrate. Distinct from the dry-herb eBong family.
The one rule to remember
If a device burns dry herb with an electric element to make smoke, it's electric combustion — the eBong family (eBong, electric herb pipe, electric pipe, electric bubbler). If a device heats below the burn point to make vapor, it's vaporization — whether for herb (a vaporizer) or concentrate (a dab rig). The eBong is firmly the first kind: true combustion, not vaping.
Now that the terms are clear, browse the electric combustion range and find a brand near you. 21+ only; follow your local laws.