combustion
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- noun
- /kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/
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combustión
- It's created by the combustion of carbon fuels and must be vented away from engines.
- fuel combustion
- combustion engine
- fossil fuel combustion
Well, where in the cell do we have combustion?
- Well, where in the cell do we have combustion?
- So when you've got those three things, which creates combustion, would you do?
- And, and so he really, he really studied combustion.
- This heats the air, which is then mixed with fuel in the combustion chamber.
- This is a literal deploying of the spontaneous combustion rule.
- More oxygen, more fire, more combustion.
- And in a in a stage combustion, full flow stage combustion, there, there are many feedback loops in the system.
- Yeah, but the towing capacity for an equivalent priced, you know, traditional combustion engine pickup truck, it's not very good.
- Some will charge the battery from the combustion engine when the car runs, but can't charge from an outlet.
Examples
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For example, we we're interested in combustion of methane or the combustion of isooctane.
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Too much oil can cause spontaneous combustion.
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Much of this is due to increased recovery and combustion rates in recent years.
Academic text (1999) -
Internal means inside, combustion means it burns, and an engine is something that does useful work.
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The concept of the internal combustion engine has been obsolete for over 50 years.
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In terms of number rather than mass, incomplete combustion is the leading source of particulate contamination.
Academic text (1993) -
The invention of the internal combustion engine was attributed to a German, Gottlieb Daimler.
Fiction book (1990) -
Modern incinerators with better designs and computerized combustion controls have lower emissions.
Academic text (1993) -
NOx can also be reduced after combustion by selective catalytic reduction and by ammonia injection.
Academic text (1993) -
The combustion of fossil fuels is a major contributor to air pollution.
Synonyms
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1.0
A burning flame that gives heat and light
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The act of setting something on fire to destroy it
A process where fuel burns in air to make heat and light for energy
Antonyms
Compounds
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A machine that burns fuel inside to make power to move a car or plane
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A fire that starts inside something without an outside flame or heat
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A process where fuel burns in air to make heat and light for energy
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A machine like a steam engine that burns fuel outside its cylinder to use the heat to make motion
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A machine that burns fuel inside and makes power in four piston strokes
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
combustion = combust + ion
Although analyzable as 'combust' + '-ion', the root 'combust' is not a productive or familiar standalone English word for typical learners, so the meaning 'burning' is not transparently derived.
Etymology
The word combustion comes from an old Latin verb comburere, made of com- ('together') and a root that meant 'to burn', which is like the English word 'burn'. So, combustion is the process of burning that gives off heat and often light.