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DEFLAGRATION
deflagration
(noun) combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deflagration (countable and uncountable, plural deflagrations)
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
Antonyms
• (with respect to speed of propagation): detonation
Hypernyms
• combustion
Anagrams
• afterloading
Source: Wiktionary
Def`la*gra"tion, n. Etym: [L. deflagratio: cf. F. déflagration.]
1. A burning up; conflagration. "Innumerable deluges and deflagrations." Bp. Pearson.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: The act or process of deflagrating.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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