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Meaning of "combustion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMBUSTION

From Old French, from Latin combūrere to burn up, from com- (intensive) + ūrere to burn.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMBUSTION

combustion  [kəmˈbʌstʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMBUSTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Combustion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMBUSTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

combustion

Combustion

Combustion /kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/ or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can produce light in the form of either glowing or a flame. In a complete combustion reaction, a compound reacts with an oxidizing element, such as oxygen or fluorine, and the products are compounds of each element in the fuel with the oxidizing element. The process releases heat energy. Fuel + Oxidizer → Combustion products + Heat energy For example: CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O The standard enthalpy of reaction for methane combustion at 298.15 K and 1 atm is −802 kJ/mol. A simple example can be seen in the combustion of hydrogen and oxygen, a reaction commonly used to fuel rocket engines: 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O The result is water vapor, with a standard enthalpy of reaction at 298.15 K and 1 atm of −242 kJ/mol. Another example is burning of carbon, which is the main component of coal: C + O2 → CO2 Complete combustion is almost impossible to achieve.

Definition of combustion in the English dictionary

The first definition of combustion in the dictionary is the process of burning. Other definition of combustion is any process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to produce a significant rise in temperature and the emission of light. Combustion is also a chemical process in which two compounds, such as sodium and chlorine, react together to produce heat and light.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMBUSTION


antichristian
ˌæntɪˈkrɪstʃən
autosuggestion
ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstʃən
Christian
ˈkrɪstʃən
congestion
kənˈdʒɛstʃən
decongestion
ˌdiːkənˈdʒɛstʃən
digestion
dɪˈdʒɛstʃən
egestion
ɪˈdʒɛstʃən
exhaustion
ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən
fortune
ˈfɔːtʃən
indigestion
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstʃən
ingestion
ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən
luncheon
ˈlʌntʃən
mixtion
ˈmɪkstʃən
moxibustion
ˌmɒksɪˈbʌstʃən
precombustion
ˈpriːkəmˈbʌstʃən
question
ˈkwɛstʃən
rumfustian
rʌmˈfʌstʃən
suggestion
səˈdʒɛstʃən
unchristian
ʌnˈkrɪstʃən
ustion
ˈʌstʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMBUSTION

combining
combining form
comble
combless
comblike
combo
combretum
combs
comburgess
combust
combustibility
combustible
combustibleness
combustibly
combustion chamber
combustious
combustive
combustor
combwise
comby

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMBUSTION

accreditation
bastion
beg the question
beyond (all) question
call in question
Camp Bastion
direct question
essay question
good question
heat exhaustion
heat of combustion
in question
loaded question
open question
out of the question
pop the question
previous question
put the question
rhetorical question
trick question
yes/no question

Synonyms and antonyms of combustion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «combustion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMBUSTION

Find out the translation of combustion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of combustion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «combustion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

燃烧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

combustión
570 millions of speakers

English

combustion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दहन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاحتراق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сгорания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

combustão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

combustibly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combustion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mudah terbakar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verbrennung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

燃焼
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Combustibly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

combustibly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

combustibly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

combustione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spalanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

згоряння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

combustie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καύσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbranding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förbränning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbrenning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of combustion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBUSTION»

The term «combustion» is very widely used and occupies the 18.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBUSTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about combustion

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7 QUOTES WITH «COMBUSTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word combustion.
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Bob Brown
Globally the Greens have arisen like a spontaneous combustion, a reaction to the narrow-minded state-backed exploitation of resources and wealth for a few at the expense of the many.
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Dana Brunetti
The cars haven't advanced that much since we were kids. When you boil it down, it's still a gas combustion engine.
3
Michael Leunig
The human relationship to combustion is as mysterious as it is fraught with madness. From the candle flame to the nuclear blast, it has lit up the human imagination with fear and fascination.
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Dick Morris
Spontaneous combustion of grassroots politics is the future.
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Gaylord Nelson
I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power.
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Miranda Richardson
I like people to be surprised by the turn of events. I don't want things just to be pat and formulaic. If there's some sort of internal combustion in the character or a desire to change the way things are going, that makes for conflict, which is the essence of drama.
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Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
The foodstuff, carbohydrate, is essentially a packet of hydrogen, a hydrogen supplier, a hydrogen donor, and the main event during its combustion is the splitting off of hydrogen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMBUSTION»

Discover the use of combustion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to combustion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fundamentals of Combustion Processes
The text focuses on the fundamental theory of combustion and provides a simplified discussion of basic combustion parameters and processes.
Sara McAllister, Jyh-Yuan Chen, A. Carlos Fernandez-Pello, 2011
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Combustion
Combustion Engineering, a topic generally taught at the upper undergraduate and graduate level in most mechanical engineering programs, and many chemical engineering programs, is the study of rapid energy and mass transfer usually through ...
Irvin Glassman, Richard Yetter, 2008
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Lean Combustion: Technology and Control
This volume brings together research and design of lean combustion systems across the technology spectrum in order to explore the state-of-the-art in lean combustion and its role in meeting current and future demands on combustion systems.
Derek Dunn-Rankin, 2011
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Combustion: Physical and Chemical Fundamentals, Modeling and ...
Yet pollutant formation during combustion of fossil fuels is a central topic and will continue to be so in the future. This book provides a detailed and rigorous treatment of the coupling of chemical reactions and fluid flow.
J. Warnatz, Ulrich Maas, Robert W. Dibble, 2006
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Laser Diagnostics for Combustion Temperature and Species
This book aims to make these powerful and important new tools in combustion research understandable.
Alan C. Eckbreth, 1996
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Fundamentals and Technology of Combustion
Moreover, the book gives the reader sufficient background of basic engineering sciences such as chemistry, thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
F El-Mahallawy, S. E-Din Habik, 2002
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Turbulent Combustion
This book will be of value to researchers and students of engineering and applied mathematics by demonstrating the current theories of turbulent combustion within a unified presentation of the field.
Norbert Peters, 2000
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GAS Turbine Combustion, Second Edition
This revised edition provides understanding of the basic physical, chemical, and aerodynamic processes associated with gas turbine combustion and their relevance and application to combustor performance and design.
Arthur H. Lefebvre, 1998
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Internal combustion engine fundamentals
This text, by a leading authority in the field, presents a fundamental and factual development of the science and engineering underlying the design of combustion engines and turbines.
John B. Heywood, 1988
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Principles of combustion
This Second Edition features: New theoretical results as well as measurement techniques of nonintrusive diagnostic methodsAdditional material on chemical kinetics during ignitionGreater depth of coverage on sensitivity analysis and methods ...
Kenneth K. Kuo, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMBUSTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term combustion is used in the context of the following news items.
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OPINION: I've solved the mystery of the combustion engine
My friend knows nothing about the combustion engine either, so he was dismayed (yes, dismayed!) when his near-new, fancy-smanshy car ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
2
This Could Be The Combustion Engine That Works On Venus
SCEPS works by combustion, just like when you burn natural gas, says Michael Paul, except in this case the fuel is lithium. (Combustion ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
3
BNP Paribas: Bitcoin's a Disruptive Invention 'Like the Steam or …
... attempt for a secure and decentralized register," should be considered as a major disruptive invention "like the steam or combustion engine.". «CoinTelegraph, Jul 15»
4
Discover the combustion controls, equipments & systems market that …
Combustion Equipment, Controls & Systems Market has shown steady growth off late across various industry verticals. The major application ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
5
Spontaneous combustion ignites Hardy Township shed fire
HARDY TWP., Millersburg, Ohio -- Spontaneous combustion of fertilizer stored in a shed was the cause of a fire that spread into a nearby home ... «Wooster Daily Record, Jul 15»
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The Need for Alternate PM2.5 Emission Factors for Gas-Fired …
However, the commonly used PM emission factors for gas-fired combustion sources, developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ... «POWER magazine, Jul 15»
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Vermont towel fire prompts warning about combustion
NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) - A fire in a downtown Newport, Vermont, business block caused only $5,000 in smoke damage but is prompting a warning ... «WCAX, Jul 15»
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If you use a gas cooker, try to get proper combustion, otherwise …
The above reaction is the complete combustion of methane with oxygen. For every molecule of methane, one molecule of carbon dioxide is ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
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EVs Can Pollute More than Internal-Combustion Cars: Study
Are electric cars better for the environment than their internal-combustion counterparts? Common knowledge says yes, but according to one ... «AutoGuide.com, Jul 15»
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New study claims electric cars out-pollute internal combustion (in …
Electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions, but there's still a considerable amount of discussion about whether they're actually better for the ... «ecomento.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Combustion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/combustion>. May 2024 ».
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