Deflagration
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deflagration is a noun meaning The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
Meaning
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
Example Sentences
Black powder . . . It produces a relatively fast burn or deflagration rather than a detonation and is classified as "low explosive".
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.
Word Forms
- deflagrations
Antonyms for deflagration
Common opposites include detonation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include detonation, combustion, blast, burning, explosion, superconflagration.
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