deflagration
deflagration · deflagrations
Verpuffung
The act of deflagratingThe act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
/ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/
» The deflagration happened when Mary was already long gone.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
Verpuffung
More definitions
- combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
Examples
1 sentencesThe deflagration happened when Mary was already long gone.
Translations
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By meaning 1
intense fire:
Origin
From Latin dēflagrātiō, from dēflagrāre.From Latin dēflagrātiō, from dēflagrāre.
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Forms
plural: deflagrations| Singular | deflagration |
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Antonyms
1 antonymswith respect to speed of propagation:detonation
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddeflagrate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable