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   Com·bus·tion

   /kəmˈbəsCH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process of burning something: "the combustion of fossil fuels"
   • ▪ rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin combustio(n-), from Latin comburere ‘burn up’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. combustive adjective

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   Need synonyms for combustion? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts. The act or process of burning. A destructive burning of something. An explosion or detonation. A state of confused and noisy disturbance. Noun. . The act or process of burning. burning. incineration. kindling. agitation. candescence.

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   combustionWordReference English Thesaurus © 2023. Sense: Burning. Synonyms: flaming, kindling, oxidization, oxidisation(UK), fireCollocations, burningCollocations, blazingCollocations, blazeCollocations, conflagration, flameCollocations. Sense: Violent disturbance.

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   Synonyms: blaze, burning, conflagration, fire, flame. Princeton's WordNet Rate these synonyms: 0.0 / 0 votes. combustion, burning noun. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. Synonyms: electrocution, burning, burn, burning at the stake. combustion noun. a state of violent disturbance and excitement.

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   What does combustion mean?

   • Combustion definition: the act or process of burning.. See examples of COMBUSTION used in a sentence.

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   What are examples of combustion?

   • Following are the examples of Combustion: Combustion of petrol or diesel in a car engine to run a car. Burning of LPG to cook and other domestic purposes. Burning of the candle to produce a flame. Burning of firecrackers. Combustion of Hydrocarbons like coal or wood to produce heat in cold conditions.

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   What is the process of burning?

   • The process of burning. A chemical change, especially through the rapid combination of a substance with oxygen, producing heat and, usually, light. Burning; a chemical reaction that involves the rapid combination of a fuel with oxygen. ( See oxidation and spontaneous combustion .)

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   What is spontaneous combustion?

   • Spontaneous combustion is the burning of a substance or body by the internal development of heat without the application of fire. It should be steady, and it should not give out great heat nor injurious products of combustion. If he doesn't attend to it we shall have a case of spontaneous combustion to record; and we want to avoid that if possible.

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   a process in which a compound reacts slowly with oxygen to produce little heat and no light. combustion. / kəm-bŭs ′ chən /. The process of burning. A chemical change, especially through the rapid combination of a substance with oxygen, producing heat and, usually, light. See also spontaneous combustion. combustion.

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