Definition of deflagrate Deflagrate
def•la•grate
We found 6 definitions of deflagrate from 4 different sources.
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What does deflagrate mean?
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| deflagrate - burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated" | ||
| combust, burn cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan" | ||
| deflagrate - cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; "care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated" | ||
| combust, burn cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deflagrate (v. i.)
To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt. - deflagrate (v. t.)
To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deflagrate
def′la-grāt, v.i. or v.t. to burn down: to burn rapidly.—ns. Deflagrabil′ity, combustibility; Deflagrā′tion; Def′lagrator, a galvanic instrument for producing rapid combustion. [L. deflagrāre—de, down, flagrāre, to burn.]
