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combustion
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?m?b?s.t??n/
Noun
combustion (countable and uncountable, plural combustions)
- (chemistry) The act or process of burning.
- A process where two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
- A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
- (figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
- c. 1665, John Worthington, "The Author's Life", in The Works of the Pious and Profoundly-learned Joseph Mede
- There [were] great combustions and divisions among the heads of the university.
- c. 1665, John Worthington, "The Author's Life", in The Works of the Pious and Profoundly-learned Joseph Mede
Synonyms
- (act or process of burning): incineration, cremation
Hyponyms
- deflagration
- detonation
Related terms
- combustible
- combustive
- combustor
- spontaneous combustion
Translations
French
Etymology
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").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.bys.tj??/
- Homophone: combustions
- Hyphenation: com?bus?tion
Noun
combustion f (plural combustions)
- combustion, burning, incineration
Derived terms
- chambre de combustion
- combustible
- turbine à gaz de combustion
Related terms
- comburant
Further reading
- “combustion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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carburetion
English
Alternative forms
- carburation
Noun
carburetion (plural carburetions)
- The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
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