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Webster 1913 Edition
Deflagrate
Def′la-grate
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deflagrated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deflagrating
.] [L.
deflagratus
, p. p. of deflagrare
to burn up; de-
+ flagrare
to flame, burn.] (Chem.)
To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.
Def′la-grate
,Verb.
T.
(Chem.)
To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly;
as, to
. deflagrate
refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flameWebster 1828 Edition
Deflagrate
DEFLAGRATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
deflagrate
deflagrate
English
Verb
deflagrate (third-person singular simple present deflagrates, present participle deflagrating, simple past and past participle deflagrated)
- (physics) To burn with intense light and heat. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
Related terms
Antonyms
- (with respect to speed of propagation) detonate
Hypernyms
Translations
to burn with intense light and heat
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deflaˈɡrate/, [d̪e.flaˈɡraː.t̪e]
- Hyphenation: de‧fla‧grà‧te
Verb
deflagrate