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combustion

[ kuhm-buhs-chuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of burning.
  2. Chemistry.
    1. rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light.
    2. chemical combination attended by production of heat and light.
    3. slow oxidation not accompanied by high temperature and light.
  3. violent excitement; tumult.


combustion

/ əˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. the process of burning
  2. any process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to produce a significant rise in temperature and the emission of light
  3. a chemical process in which two compounds, such as sodium and chlorine, react together to produce heat and light
  4. a process in which a compound reacts slowly with oxygen to produce little heat and no light
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

combustion

/ ə-ŭə /

  1. The process of burning.
  2. A chemical change, especially through the rapid combination of a substance with oxygen, producing heat and, usually, light.

combustion

  1. Burning; a chemical reaction that involves the rapid combination of a fuel with oxygen . ( See oxidation and spontaneous combustion .)
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Derived Forms

  • dzˈܲپ, nounadjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dz·ܲt adjective
  • ԴDzcdz·ܲtDz noun
  • nondz·ܲt adjective
  • cdz·ܲtDz noun
  • -dz·ܲtDz noun
  • undz·ܲt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of combustion1

1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Late Latin dzūپō- (stem of dzūپō ). See combust, -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of combustion1

C15: from Old French, from Latin dzū to burn up, from com- (intensive) + ū to burn
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