Combustion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

a state of violent disturbance and excitement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːnɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsmˈɪsəlz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsmˈɪsəlz/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈuːnɚ/.

Examples

combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable
the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

burning

Parts of Speech

noun	a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
noun	a state of violent disturbance and excitement “combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable”
noun	the act of burning something “the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance”

Word Forms

combust

verb

undergo combustion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verbrennung

ein Prozess, bei dem eine Substanz mit Sauerstoff unter Bildung von Wärme und Licht reagiert

🇪🇸Spanish

combustión

Proceso en el que una sustancia reacciona con el oxígeno para dar calor y luz.

🇮🇹Italian

combustione

un processo in cui una sostanza reagisce con l'ossigeno per fornire calore e luce

🇳🇱Dutch

verbranding

een proces waarbij een stof reageert met zuurstof en warmte en licht geeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

combustão

um processo no qual uma substância reage com o oxigênio para fornecer calor e luz

🇷🇺Russian

горение

процесс, при котором вещество реагирует с кислородом с выделением тепла и света

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दहन

एक प्रक्रिया जिसमें कोई पदार्थ गर्मी और प्रकाश देने के लिए ऑक्सीजन के साथ प्रतिक्रिया करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দহন

একটি প্রক্রিয়া যেখানে একটি পদার্থ তাপ এবং আলো দিতে অক্সিজেনের সাথে বিক্রিয়া করে

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிப்பு

ஒரு பொருள் ஆக்ஸிஜனுடன் வினைபுரிந்து வெப்பத்தையும் ஒளியையும் கொடுக்கும் ஒரு செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

దహనం

ఒక పదార్ధం ఆక్సిజన్‌తో చర్య జరిపి వేడి మరియు కాంతిని ఇచ్చే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

ज्वलन

एक प्रक्रिया ज्यामध्ये पदार्थ उष्णता आणि प्रकाश देण्यासाठी ऑक्सिजनसह प्रतिक्रिया देतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દહન

એક પ્રક્રિયા જેમાં પદાર્થ ગરમી અને પ્રકાશ આપવા માટે ઓક્સિજન સાથે પ્રતિક્રિયા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಹನ

ಶಾಖ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ನೀಡಲು ಆಮ್ಲಜನಕದೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಸ್ತುವು ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജ്വലനം

ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം ഓക്സിജനുമായി പ്രതിപ്രവർത്തിച്ച് ചൂടും വെളിച്ചവും നൽകുന്ന ഒരു പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲਨ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਗਰਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਆਕਸੀਜਨ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دہن

ایک ایسا عمل جس میں کوئی مادہ حرارت اور روشنی دینے کے لیے آکسیجن کے ساتھ رد عمل ظاہر کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

燃烧

物质与氧反应产生热和光的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

燃焼

物質が酸素と反応して熱と光を与えるプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

연소

물질이 산소와 반응하여 열과 빛을 내는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đốt cháy

một quá trình trong đó một chất phản ứng với oxy để tạo ra nhiệt và ánh sáng

🇹🇭Thai

การเผาไหม้

กระบวนการที่สารทำปฏิกิริยากับออกซิเจนเพื่อให้ความร้อนและแสงสว่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembakaran

suatu proses di mana suatu zat bereaksi dengan oksigen menghasilkan panas dan cahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkasunog

isang proseso kung saan ang isang sangkap ay tumutugon sa oxygen upang magbigay ng init at liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

pembakaran

satu proses di mana bahan bertindak balas dengan oksigen untuk memberikan haba dan cahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاحتراق

عملية تتفاعل فيها المادة مع الأكسجين لتعطي الحرارة والضوء

🇮🇷Persian

احتراق

فرآیندی که در آن یک ماده با اکسیژن واکنش می دهد و گرما و نور می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

yanma

bir maddenin oksijenle reaksiyona girerek ısı ve ışık verdiği bir süreç

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׂרֵפָה

תהליך שבו חומר מגיב עם חמצן כדי לתת חום ואור

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The primary meaning of 'combustion' is 'a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light'.

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