combustion
Syllables: com·bus·tion/kəmˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/
combustion noun: the act or process of burning.
Noun
combustion (countable and uncountable, plural combustions)
- The act or process of burning.
- Synonyms:
- incineration, cremation
- A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
- A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
- Violent agitation, tumult.
- From this ground, with a kind of loose scorn, he continues the French Correspondence, and secretly contriveth a continuance of the Scotish Rebellion. He omits no Act of Contempt against the antient Nobility, that they might in the sence of their disgrace be, or at least dayly threaten some new...c. 1620s, Elizabeth Cary [misattributed to Henry Cary], The History Of the most unfortunate Prince King Edward II. […] , London: A.G. and F. P., published 1680, page 32
- There [were] great combustions and divisions among the heads of the university.c. 1665, John Worthington, “The Works of the Pious and Profoundly-learned Joseph Mede”, in Life, The Author
combustion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
combustion in Hindi
- combustion
- दहन dahan, प्रज्वलन prajvalan
combustion in Tamil
- எரிப்பு, எரிதல், கனற்சி, தகனம்
combustion in Marathi
- the act or process of burning
- ज्वलन jvalan
combustion in Urdu
- combustion, infuriation, agitation, ignition, provocation
- اشتعال iśte'āl
More languagesFewer languages
- combustion in Bengali
- দহন dohon
- combustion in Malayalam
- ജ്വലനം jvalanaṁ
- combustion in Kannada
- ಸುಡುವಿಕೆ, ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು, ಸುಡುವುದು, ಉರಿಯುವಿಕೆ
- combustion in Gujarati
- કમ્બશન
- combustion in Sanskrit
- ओष oṣa
- combustion in Nepali
- दहन
- combustion in Arabic
- اِحْتِرَاق iḥtirāq
- combustion in Malay
- pembakaran
- combustion in Indonesian
- pembakaran
- combustion in Persian
- سوختن suxtan
Examples of combustion in a sentence
- He omits no Act of Contempt against the antient Nobility, that they might in the sence of their disgrace be, or at least dayly threaten some new Combustion.c. 1620s, Elizabeth Cary [misattributed to Henry Cary], The History Of the most unfortunate Prince King Edward II. […] , London: A.G. and...
- But say from whence this new combustion springs.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, (please...
Synonyms of combustion
Forms of combustion
| plural | combustions |
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Origin of combustion
From Old French combustion, from Latin combustio, from comburere (“to burn”), itself from the intensifying prefix com- + the root burere (a faulty sep. of amburere "to burn around", itself from ambi- + urere "to burn, singe"); equivalent to combust + -ion.
Words formed from combustion
- autocombustion
- combustionary
- combustion chamber
- combustion engine
- combustion triangle
- internal combustion
- internal combustion engine
- internal-combustion engine
- microcombustion
- moxibustion
- noncombustion
- postcombustion
- precombustion
- pre-combustion
- recombustion
- spontaneous combustion
- spontaneous human combustion
Phrases with combustion
Questions about combustion
- What does combustion mean?
- Combustion means the act or process of burning.
- What is combustion in Hindi?
- Combustion in Hindi is दहन (dahan), प्रज्वलन (prajvalan). See Combustion meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use combustion in a sentence?
- He omits no Act of Contempt against the antient Nobility, that they might in the sence of their disgrace be, or at least dayly threaten some new Combustion.
- What part of speech is combustion?
- Combustion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce combustion?
- Combustion is pronounced /kəmˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/.
- What is the plural of combustion?
- The plural of combustion is combustions.
Words near combustion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: combustion (page history and authors); दहन (Hindi) (page history and authors); combustion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اشتعال (Urdu) (page history and authors); দহন (Bengali) (page history and authors); combustion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); combustion (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); combustion (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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