combustion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of burning.
2. (countable, uncountable) A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
3. (countable, uncountable) A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Violent agitation, tumult.

Synonyms

burning

fire

🔥

tumult

ignition

turmoil

conflagration

disorder

disturbance

enthusiasm

flame

flaming

force

force out

gangrene

holocaust

hubbub

incineration

inflammation

initiation

kindling

oxidization

shambles

tag

turbulence

Sturm und Drang

force-out

fever

🤒

force play

knockin

knocking behaviour

blaze

detonating combustion

burn

burning through

confusion

cremation

disarray

Translations

Verbrennung

combustion

combustión

combustione

combustão

καύση

combustió

verbranding

ανάφλεξη

احتراق

yanma

ustione

إحتراق

crema

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəmˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/

Etymology

From Old French combustion, from Latin combustio, from comburere (“to burn”), itself from the intensifying prefix com- + the root burere (a faulty sep. of amburere "to burn around", itself from ambi- + urere "to burn, singe"); equivalent to combust + -ion.