deflagrate
verbUK /ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/
Etymology First attested in 1727; borrowed from Latin dēflagrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin dēflagrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + flagrō (“to burn”).
1
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics To burn with intense light and heat.
2
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
- Derived terms
- deflagrative, deflagrator
- Related terms
- deflagrating spoon, deflagration
- Hypernyms
- combust