deflagrate

English

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin deflagrare, from de + flagrare (“to burn”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/

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Verb

deflagrate (third-person singular simple present deflagrates, present participle deflagrating, simple past and past participle deflagrated)

1. (physics) To burn with intense light and heat.
   1. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.

Antonyms

• (with respect to speed of propagation) detonate

Hypernyms

• combust

Related terms

• deflagrating spoon
• deflagration

Translations

to burn with intense light and heat

• Bulgarian: изгарям (bg) (izgarjam)
• Finnish: humahtaa, leimahtaa (fi)
• French: déflagrer (fr)
• German: verpuffen (de)
• Italian: deflagrare (it)
• Spanish: deflagrar (es)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.flaˈɡra.te/
• Rhymes: -ate
• Hyphenation: de‧fla‧grà‧te

Verb

deflagrate

1. second-person plural present and imperative of deflagrare

Latin

Verb

dēflagrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēflagrō

Spanish

Verb

deflagrate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of deflagrar combined with te