DEFLAGRATE


Meaning of DEFLAGRATE in English

— deflagrable , adj. — deflagrability , n. — deflagration , n.

/def"leuh grayt'/ , v.t., v.i., deflagrated, deflagrating .

to burn, esp. suddenly and violently.

[ 1720-30; deflagratus (ptp. of deflagrare to burn down), equiv. to de- DE- + flagr ( are ) to burn + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .