Deflagrate is an English word with synonyms like burn or combust. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Deflagrate meaning
- To burn with intense light and heat.
- Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
Using Deflagrate
- The main meaning on this page is: To burn with intense light and heat. | To burn with intense light and heat. | Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
- Useful related words include: burn, combust.
Context around Deflagrate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deflagrate
- In this selection, "deflagrate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, compositions and upon stand out and add context to how "deflagrate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include easier to deflagrate and materials that deflagrate are said. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deflagrate" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deflagrate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These compositions deflagrate upon ignition producing hot gas. (8 words)
Therefore, it is often mixed with another fuel that is easier to deflagrate. (13 words)
Materials that detonate (the front of the chemical reaction moves faster through the material than the speed of sound ) are said to be "high explosives" and materials that deflagrate are said to be "low explosives". (35 words)
Materials that detonate (the front of the chemical reaction moves faster through the material than the speed of sound ) are said to be "high explosives" and materials that deflagrate are said to be "low explosives". (35 words)
Therefore, it is often mixed with another fuel that is easier to deflagrate. (13 words)
These compositions deflagrate upon ignition producing hot gas. (8 words)
Example sentences (3)
Materials that detonate (the front of the chemical reaction moves faster through the material than the speed of sound ) are said to be "high explosives" and materials that deflagrate are said to be "low explosives".
Therefore, it is often mixed with another fuel that is easier to deflagrate.
These compositions deflagrate upon ignition producing hot gas.