deflagration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deflagration.wav

deflagration deflagrations

From Latin dēflagrātiō, from dēflagrāre.

detonation

deflagrate deflagrating

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