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单词 combustion
释义

Definition of combustion in English:

combustion

noun kəmˈbʌstʃ(ə)nkəmˈbəstʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The process of burning something.

    燃烧

    the combustion of fossil fuels

    矿物燃料的燃烧。

    as modifier a large combustion plant

    大型燃烧设备。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But gasoline combustion also results in over a pound of water for every pound of fuel burned.
    • Although greenhouse gases come from many sources, fossil fuel combustion is the prime human-induced source.
    • An exhaust fan may pull the combustion gases back into the living space.
    • Fly ash is a byproduct of coal combustion.
    • Onboard sensors confirmed that combustion occurred in one of two parallel chambers.
    • During the combustion of coal, minor constituents are also oxidized.
    • More traditionally, wood gas has been used to drive internal combustion piston engines.
    • The combustion pollutants discussed in this booklet come from burning fuels in appliances.
    • The purpose for this requirement is to prevent noxious combustion gases from venting into the living area.
    • When the flame is in complete combustion, you don't smell the oil.
    • However, such a detector will not detect other combustion by-products that can still make you ill.
    • The widespread combustion of leaded gasoline is dangerous to society.
    • The complete combustion of carbon and hydrocarbons described above rarely occurs in nature.
    • The production of potash from broad-leaved trees also utilized wood in combustion processes.
    • The health effects of combustion pollutants range from headaches and breathing difficulties to death.
    • Called the " silent killer " because it is odorless, it is produced when hydrocarbon combustion is incomplete.
    • Acid on the foil, they said, can cause combustion.
    • Twenty-five percent of total worldwide emissions come from fossil fuel combustion.
    • Charcoal is the product of incomplete combustion of wood and is a seriously brilliant substance.
    • In addition, gasoline combustion products filled the tunnel with smoke.
    Synonyms
    burning, firing, kindling, igniting, ignition
    1. 1.1Chemistry Rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light.
      〔化〕氧化
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Enols are less stable than carbonyls, and standard combustion mechanisms assume that they do not play a role.
      • Nitroglycerin is an explosive because no outside source of oxygen is needed for its complete combustion.
      • Heat causes combustion by increasing the oxidation rate of the fuel/oxygen mix.
      • Chlorine does not undergo combustion, although it does support combustion in much the same way as does oxygen.
      • One of the products of combustion of any system is heat - quite a bit of it.

Derivatives

  • combustive

  • adjective
    • We believed the fireballs were a result of the carbon particles, oil, and combustive gases causing explosions in the exhaust cans, and the explosions created back pressure, resulting in hung stalls.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The combustive combination produces thousands of pounds of thrust, although the exact amount remains secret.
      • He made messy gestural models that advanced notions of formal and spatial complexity, all rendered with a rawness that was combustive.
      • As spats go it was a fairly combustive one, and one which could have had a bloody conclusion when the veteran gunslinger and the new kid on the block met for their showdown in the Gleneagles Hotel dining room.
      • In the title role, she was pure combustive passion.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin combustio(n-), from Latin comburere 'burn up'.

  • This word is from late Latin combustio(n-), from Latin comburere ‘burn up’.

Definition of combustion in US English:

combustion

nounkəmˈbəstʃ(ə)nkəmˈbəsCH(ə)n
  • 1The process of burning something.

    燃烧

    the combustion of fossil fuels

    矿物燃料的燃烧。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fly ash is a byproduct of coal combustion.
    • However, such a detector will not detect other combustion by-products that can still make you ill.
    • The widespread combustion of leaded gasoline is dangerous to society.
    • In addition, gasoline combustion products filled the tunnel with smoke.
    • Charcoal is the product of incomplete combustion of wood and is a seriously brilliant substance.
    • Acid on the foil, they said, can cause combustion.
    • Called the " silent killer " because it is odorless, it is produced when hydrocarbon combustion is incomplete.
    • The complete combustion of carbon and hydrocarbons described above rarely occurs in nature.
    • The purpose for this requirement is to prevent noxious combustion gases from venting into the living area.
    • During the combustion of coal, minor constituents are also oxidized.
    • An exhaust fan may pull the combustion gases back into the living space.
    • Although greenhouse gases come from many sources, fossil fuel combustion is the prime human-induced source.
    • The production of potash from broad-leaved trees also utilized wood in combustion processes.
    • Twenty-five percent of total worldwide emissions come from fossil fuel combustion.
    • More traditionally, wood gas has been used to drive internal combustion piston engines.
    • When the flame is in complete combustion, you don't smell the oil.
    • But gasoline combustion also results in over a pound of water for every pound of fuel burned.
    • The health effects of combustion pollutants range from headaches and breathing difficulties to death.
    • The combustion pollutants discussed in this booklet come from burning fuels in appliances.
    • Onboard sensors confirmed that combustion occurred in one of two parallel chambers.
    Synonyms
    burning, firing, kindling, igniting, ignition
    1. 1.1Chemistry Rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light.
      〔化〕氧化
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Heat causes combustion by increasing the oxidation rate of the fuel/oxygen mix.
      • Nitroglycerin is an explosive because no outside source of oxygen is needed for its complete combustion.
      • Chlorine does not undergo combustion, although it does support combustion in much the same way as does oxygen.
      • Enols are less stable than carbonyls, and standard combustion mechanisms assume that they do not play a role.
      • One of the products of combustion of any system is heat - quite a bit of it.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin combustio(n-), from Latin comburere ‘burn up’.

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