combustion Definition
com·bus·tion (kəm bus′c̸hən)
noun
- the act or process of burning
- rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light, as with magnesium
- slow oxidation accompanied by relatively little heat and no light, as with a carbohydrate
- violent excitement or agitation; tumult
Etymology: 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 ember
combustion Related Forms
com·bus′·tive (-tiv) adjective
combustion Synonyms
combustion Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- hydrocarbon: Know that the products from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons include carbon monoxide.
- fuel: CO is produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuel.
- gasoline: Lead The main source of lead in the atmosphere has historically been from combustion of gasoline.
- coal: Along with furnace bottom ash, PFA is a product that results from the combustion of coal.
- hydrogen: For example, in the combustion of hydrogen to form water the following reaction takes place.
Converse of object
- fluidise: Westfield was the first chicken litter fuelled plant in the world to use advanced fluidized bed combustion.
- optimize: Different injection mapping for the two cylinders so as to optimize combustion in each cylinder.
Adjective modifier
- spontaneous: I saw a pair of shoes by the bushes: spontaneous human combustion?
- incomplete: CO is produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuel.
- turbulent: His research interests are in the areas of turbulent combustion modeling.
- gaseous: These parameters are tested in both liquid and gaseous fuel combustions.
- fossil: The number of cloud droplets is found to be higher in regions of fossil fuel combustion.
- inefficient: It is produced by incomplete, or inefficient, combustion of fuel including ' cold ' or badly tuned engines.
Modifies a noun
- chamber: Heating System Most vans have space heaters in which the combustion chamber is sealed off from the living area.
- engine: Internal combustion engines are used in cars to make the wheels go round.
- appliance: Under IPPC, all combustion appliances are added together.
- locomotive: Andrew Barclay works numbers above 311 have gradually been allocated since 1916 to internal combustion locomotives.
Noun used with modifier
- coal: However, various systems intended for direct coal combustion, which may be less complex, are also being developed.
- biomass: Of the multiple stages that occur during biomass combustion, the char combustion is most relevant in alkali metal release.
- fuel: The number of cloud droplets is found to be higher in regions of fossil fuel combustion.
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- ‹ combining form
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