Combustion Definition
kəm-bŭschən
noun
The act or process of burning.
Webster's New World
Rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light, as with magnesium.
Webster's New World
Slow oxidation accompanied by relatively little heat and no light, as with a carbohydrate.
Webster's New World
Violent excitement or agitation; tumult.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Combustion
Noun
Singular:
combustion
Plural:
combustionsOrigin of Combustion
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Middle English from Late Latin combustiō combustiōn- from Latin combustus past participle of combūrere to burn up blend of com- intensive pref. com– ambūrere to burn around (amb-, ambi- ambi-) (ūrere to burn)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French combustion, 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").
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