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combustion

(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
(dated or archaicizing, figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
- c. 1620s, Elizabeth Cary [misattributed to Henry Cary], The History Of the most unfortunate Prince King Edward II. […] , London: A.G. and F. P., published 1680, page 32:
  From this ground, with a kind of loose scorn, he continues the French Correspondence, and secretly contriveth a continuance of the Scotish Rebellion. He omits no Act of Contempt against the antient Nobility, that they might in the sence of their disgrace be, or at least dayly threaten some new Combustion.
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- c. 1665, John Worthington, “The Works of the Pious and Profoundly-learned Joseph Mede”, in Life, The Author:
  There [were] great combustions and divisions among the heads of the university.
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- 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 44–49:
  Him the Almighty Power / Hurld headlong flaming from th' Etherial Skie / With hideous Ruine and combustion down / To bottomless perdition, there to dwell / In Adamantine Chains and penal Fire, / Who durst defie th' Omnipotent to Arms.
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- 1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
  But say from whence this new combustion springs.
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Synonyms

(act or process of burning): incineration, cremation

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Translations

the act or process of burning

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Arabic: اِحْتِرَاق (ar) m (iḥtirāq)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#COMBUSTION
Bulgarian: горене n (gorene)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#COMBUSTION
Catalan: combustió (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#COMBUSTION
Chinese:
Mandarin: 燃燒 / 燃烧 (zh) (ránshāo)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#COMBUSTION Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#COMBUSTION
Czech: spalování (cs) nCategory:Terms with Czech translations#COMBUSTION
Danish: forbrænding cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#COMBUSTION
Dutch: verbranding (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#COMBUSTION
Finnish: palaminen (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#COMBUSTION, palamisreaktioCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#COMBUSTION
French: combustion (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#COMBUSTION
German: Verbrennung (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#COMBUSTION
Greek: καύση (el) f (káfsi)Category:Terms with Greek translations#COMBUSTION, ανάφλεξη (el) f (anáflexi)Category:Terms with Greek translations#COMBUSTION
Hindi: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Hindi#COMBUSTION
Hungarian: égés (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#COMBUSTION (process), égetés (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#COMBUSTION (act)
Ido: kombusto (io)Category:Terms with Ido translations#COMBUSTION
Indonesian: pembakaran (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#COMBUSTION
Italian: combustione (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#COMBUSTION
Japanese: 燃焼 (ja) (ねんしょう, nenshō)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#COMBUSTION
Korean: 연소(燃燒) (ko) (yeonso)Category:Terms with Korean translations#COMBUSTION
Macedonian: согорување n (sogoruvanje)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#COMBUSTION, горење n (gorenje)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#COMBUSTION
Malay: pembakaran (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#COMBUSTION
Malayalam: ജ്വലനം (ml) (jvalanaṁ)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#COMBUSTION
Māori: ngingihatangaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#COMBUSTION
Marathi: ज्वलन n (jvalan)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#COMBUSTION
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forbrenning (no) m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#COMBUSTION

Nynorsk: forbrenning fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#COMBUSTION
Persian: سوختن (fa) (suxtan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#COMBUSTION
Plautdietsch: Braunt nCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#COMBUSTION
Polish: spalanie (pl) nCategory:Terms with Polish translations#COMBUSTION
Portuguese: combustão (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#COMBUSTION, queima (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#COMBUSTION
Romanian: combustie (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#COMBUSTION, ardere (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#COMBUSTION
Russian: горе́ние (ru) n (gorénije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#COMBUSTION, сгора́ние (ru) n (sgoránije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#COMBUSTION, возгора́ние (ru) n (vozgoránije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#COMBUSTION (process); сжига́ние (ru) n (sžigánije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#COMBUSTION (act)
Sanskrit: ओष (sa) m (oṣa)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#COMBUSTION
Spanish: combustión (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#COMBUSTION, quemado (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#COMBUSTION
Swedish: förbränning (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#COMBUSTION
Ukrainian: горі́ння n (horínnja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#COMBUSTION, згоря́ння n (zhorjánnja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#COMBUSTION, згора́ння n (zhoránnja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#COMBUSTION
Volapük: fefilükam sgCategory:Terms with Volapük translations#COMBUSTION

similar process where two chemicals are combined

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Danish: forbrænding cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#COMBUSTION
Finnish: palaminen (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#COMBUSTION
German: Verbrennung (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#COMBUSTION
Greek: καύση (el) f (káfsi)Category:Terms with Greek translations#COMBUSTION
Macedonian: согорување n (sogoruvanje)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#COMBUSTION, палење n (palenje)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#COMBUSTION
Malay: pembakaran (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#COMBUSTION
Māori: ngingihatangaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#COMBUSTION
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forbrenning (no) m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#COMBUSTION

Nynorsk: forbrenning fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#COMBUSTION
Portuguese: combustão (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#COMBUSTION
Romanian: ardere (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#COMBUSTION
Spanish: reacción química (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#COMBUSTION
Swedish: förbränning (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#COMBUSTION

process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen

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Bulgarian: изгаряне n (izgarjane)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#COMBUSTION
Danish: forbrænding cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#COMBUSTION
Dutch: verbranding (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#COMBUSTION
Finnish: palaminen (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#COMBUSTION
German: Verbrennung (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#COMBUSTION
Greek: καύση (el) f (káfsi)Category:Terms with Greek translations#COMBUSTION
Macedonian: согорување n (sogoruvanje)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#COMBUSTION
Malay: pembakaran (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#COMBUSTION
Māori: ngingihatangaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#COMBUSTION
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forbrenning (no) m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#COMBUSTION

Nynorsk: forbrenning fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#COMBUSTION
Portuguese: combustão (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#COMBUSTION
Romanian: ardere (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#COMBUSTION, oxidare (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#COMBUSTION
Spanish: combustión (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#COMBUSTION, oxidación (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#COMBUSTION
Swedish: förbränning (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#COMBUSTION

violent agitation, commotion

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