fire triangle
nounEtymology From fire + triangle.
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.
- Synonyms
- combustion triangle
- Related terms
- fire tetrahedron