Deflagration

noun

/ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounThe act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.

Synonyms

detonation combustion blast burning explosion superconflagration burnination inferno flaming fulmination flaring conflagration

Antonyms

detonation

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