deflagrate
English
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin deflagrare, from de + flagrare (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/
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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.
Antonyms
- (with respect to speed of propagation) detonate
Hypernyms
Related terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.flaˈɡra.te/
- Rhymes: -ate
- Hyphenation: de‧fla‧grà‧te
Latin
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