combustion
nounEtymology
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.
- derived from combustio
Definitions
The act or process of burning.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing…
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
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Violent agitation, tumult.
- There [were] great combustions and divisions among the heads of the university.
- Him the Almighty Power / Hurld headlong flaming from th' Etherial Skie / With hideous Ruine and combustion down / To bottomless perdition, there to dwell / In Adamantine Chains and penal Fire, / Who durst defie th' Omnipotent to Arms.
The neighborhood
- neighborcombustible
- neighborcombustive
- neighborcombustor
- neighbordeflagration
- neighbordetonation
Derived
autocombustion, combustionary, combustion chamber, combustion engine, combustion triangle, internal combustion, internal combustion engine, internal-combustion engine, moxibustion, noncombustion, postcombustion, pre-combustion, precombustion, recombustion, spontaneous combustion, spontaneous human combustion
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at combustion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at combustion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at combustion
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA