'Deflagration' definitions:
Definition of 'deflagration'
From: WordNet
noun
Combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
Definition of 'Deflagration'
From: GCIDE
- Deflagration \Def`la*gra"tion\, n. [L. deflagratio: cf. F. d['e]flagration.]
- 1. A burning up; conflagration. "Innumerable deluges and deflagrations." --Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Chem.) The act or process of deflagrating. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deflagration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blaze,
- blazing,
- blistering,
- branding,
- burning,
- burst,
- calcination,
- carbonization,
- cauterization,
- cautery,
- cineration,
- combustion,
- concremation,
- cracking,
- cremation,
- cupellation,
- destructive distillation,
- distillation,
- distilling,
- flaming,
- flare,
- flare-up,
- flash,
- flash fire,
- incineration,
- outburst,
- oxidation,
- oxidization,
- parching,
- pyrolysis,
- refining,
- scorching,
- scorification,
- searing,
- self-immolation,
- singeing,
- smelting,
- suttee,
- the stake,
- thermogenesis,
- vesication