deflagration
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deflagration
- /ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ UK, US
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From Latin dēflagrātiō, from dēflagrāre.
noun deflagrations
- 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.
Opposite: detonation
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noun
Opposite: detonation
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noun intense fire
| Español | deflagración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭연 pogyeon |
| Português | deflagração |
| Deutsch | Verpuffung |
| Italiano | deflagrazione |
| Română | deflagrație |
Talk about this word "deflagration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deflagration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deflagration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deflagration "deflagration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deflagration.Cite this
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