deflagration
pronunciation
How to pronounce deflagration in British English:
UK [ˌdeflə'greɪʃən]
How to pronounce deflagration in American English:
US [ˌdeflə'greɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
Word Origin
- deflagration (n.)
- c. 1600, from Latin deflagrationem (nominative deflagratio) "a burning up, conflagration," noun of action from past participle stem of deflagrare, from de- (see de-) + flagrare "be ablaze, burn" (see flagrant).
Example
- 1. Experimental investigations of deflagration to detonation transition in toroidal section tube .
- 2. Effects of porous barrier on increase mechanism of flammable gas cloud deflagration overpressure .
- 3. Simulation exercises on the safety valve chamber attacked , deflagration accident occurred more than 50 staff participation , which lasted 3 hours .
- 4. Deflagration resulting impactplug valves will be almost all the shattered glass around the store florist shop a woman ran out the door staggered forward still left the fire did not destroy him waved for help and before they ran on the passed out .