rapid combustion

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• Combustion — This article is about the process of burning. For combustion without external ignition, see spontaneous combustion. For the engine used in mobile propulsion, see internal combustion engine. For the visible part of a fire, see flame. Burning… …   Wikipedia

• Rapid phase transition — or RPT is a phenomenon realized in liquefied natural gas (LNG) incidents in which LNG vaporizes violently upon coming in contact with water causing what is known as a physical explosion[1] or cold explosion[2]. During such explosions there is no… …   Wikipedia

• combustion — ► NOUN 1) the process of burning. 2) Chemistry rapid chemical combination with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light …   English terms dictionary

• combustion — [kəm bus′chən] n. [ME < OFr < LL combustio < L combustus, pp. of comburere (for * com urere), to burn < com , intens. + * burere (by faulty separation of amburere, to burn around < ambi ,AMBI + urere, to burn, singe): see EMBER1] 1 …   English World dictionary

• Combustion burning —   Rapid oxidation, with the release of energy in the form of heat and light.   California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …   Energy terms

• combustion — combustive, adj. /keuhm bus cheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of burning. 2. Chem. a. rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light. b. chemical combination attended by production of heat and light. c. slow oxidation not accompanied by… …   Universalium

• combustion — Burning, the rapid oxidation of any substance accompanied by the production of heat and light. [L. comburo, pp. bustus, to burn up] slow c. decay. spontaneous c. the ignition of a mass of material by heat developed within it by the …   Medical dictionary

• combustion — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act or instance of burning 2. a usually rapid chemical process (as oxidation) that produces heat and usually light; also a slower oxidation (as in the body) 3. violent agitation ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• combustion — noun the process of burning. ↘Chemistry rapid chemical combination with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light. Derivatives combustive adjective …   English new terms dictionary

• combustion — com•bus•tion [[t]kəmˈbʌs tʃən[/t]] n. 1) phs the act or process of burning 2) chem. a) rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usu., light b) chemical combination producing heat and light c) slow oxidation not accompanied by high temperature and …   From formal English to slang

• combustion — /kəmˈbʌstʃən / (say kuhm buschuhn) noun 1. the act or process of burning. 2. Chemistry a. rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and usually light. b. chemical combination attended by heat and light. c. slow oxidation not accompanied by high… …