fire triangle

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An oxygen-based fire triangle diagram
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A more tripod like representation

Etymology

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From fire +‎ triangle.

Noun

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fire triangle (plural fire triangles)

  1. The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel (e.g. wood or petrol/gasoline), oxidizer (e.g. oxygen), and sufficient heat (e.g. reaction temperature or activation energy).
  2. The diagram representing these three elements of a fire.
  3. A fire and its three components. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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