HyperDic: deflagration

English > 1 sense of the word deflagration:
NOUNprocessdeflagrationcombustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
English > deflagration: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaningcombustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat.
Broadercombustion, burningA process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Spanishdeflagración
Verbsdeflagrateburn with great heat and intense light
deflagratecause to burn rapidly and with great intensity

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