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deflagration

/ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/

deflagration noun: the act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.

Noun

deflagration (countable and uncountable, plural deflagrations)

  1. The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
    • If, for example, the mixture of oxygen and hydrogen was twenty volumes, and three volumes of oxygen remained after the deflagration, the mixture consisted of six volumes of hydrogen and six volumes of oxygen.1849, Heinrich Rose, A Practical Treatise of Chemical Analysis
    • Black powder . . . It produces a relatively fast burn or deflagration rather than a detonation and is classified as "low explosive".1998, Michael R Bromwich, The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation into Laboratory Practices & Alleged Misconduct

deflagration meaning in Tamil

deflagration in Tamil

எரிவித்தல், பளிச்செனவெரிதல்

Antonyms of deflagration

Forms of deflagration

pluraldeflagrations

Origin of deflagration

From Latin dēflagrātiō, from dēflagrāre.

Questions about deflagration

What does deflagration mean?
Deflagration means the act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
What is deflagration in Tamil?
Deflagration in Tamil is எரிவித்தல், பளிச்செனவெரிதல். See Deflagration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deflagration?
Deflagration is a noun.
How do you pronounce deflagration?
Deflagration is pronounced /ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of deflagration?
The plural of deflagration is deflagrations.

Words near deflagration in the dictionary

  1. deflagrated
  2. deflagrates
  3. deflagrating
  4. deflagrating spoon
  5. deflagrating spoons
  6. deflagration
  7. deflagrations
  8. deflagrative
  9. deflagrator
  10. deflagrators
  11. deflatable

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