deflagrate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the participle stem of Latin deflagrare, from de + flagrare (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]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.
Antonyms
[edit]- (with respect to speed of propagation) detonate
Hypernyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to burn with intense light and heat
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]deflagrate
Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]dēflagrāte
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]deflagrate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of deflagrar combined with te
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