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Deflagration - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Deflagration : (noun)
1: combustion that propagates through a gas or along the
surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the
transfer of heat
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Deflagration : \Def`la*gra"tion\, n. [L. deflagratio: cf. F.
d['e]flagration.]
1. A burning up; conflagration. ``Innumerable deluges and
deflagrations.'' --Bp. Pearson.
2. (Chem.) The act or process of deflagrating.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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