fire triangle
The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel, oxidizer, and…The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel (e.g. wood or petrol/gasoline), oxidizer (e.g. oxygen), and sufficient heat (e.g. reaction temperature or activation energy).
Meaning
3 sensesThe three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel (e.g. wood or petrol/gasoline), oxidizer (e.g. oxygen), and sufficient heat (e.g. reaction temperature or activation energy).
Verbrennungsdreieck, Feuerdreieck
The diagram representing these three elements of a fire.
A fire and its three components.
Translations
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Origin
From fire + triangle.From fire + triangle.
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Forms
plural: fire triangles| Singular | fire triangle |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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