Explore Flammability through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like combustibility. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Flammability in a sentence
Flammability meaning
- The condition of being flammable.
- A measure of the extent to which something is flammable.
Synonyms of Flammability
Using Flammability
- The main meaning on this page is: The condition of being flammable. | A measure of the extent to which something is flammable.
- Useful related words include: inflammability, combustibility, combustibleness, burnability.
- In the example corpus, flammability often appears in combinations such as: flammability of, and flammability, high flammability.
Context around Flammability
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flammability
- In this selection, "flammability" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, high, reduced, narrow, retention, flour and range stand out and add context to how "flammability" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include point and flammability retention of and and excellent flammability characteristics to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flammability" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flammability
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Flammability is greatly reduced by a small amount of calcium in the alloy. (13 words)
However, they fell out of favour during World War Two due to the flammability of the fuel. (17 words)
Early submarines used gasoline, but this quickly gave way to kerosene (paraffin), then diesel, because of reduced flammability. (18 words)
Other factors include allergenicity; speed of drying; resistance to chemicals, moths, and mildew; melting point and flammability; retention of static electricity; and the propensity to become stained and to accept dyes. (31 words)
Shortly thereafter, this evolved into eight elements, with the Arabic concept of the three metallic principles: sulphur giving flammability or combustion, mercury giving volatility and stability, and salt giving solidity. (30 words)
These low molecular weight, aromatic polyester polyols are used in rigid foam, and bring low cost and excellent flammability characteristics to polyisocyanurate (PIR) boardstock and polyurethane spray foam insulation. (29 words)
Example sentences (17)
Hydrogen's low ignition point and high flammability can also make handling, storage and transportation of the resource incredibly dangerous without proper regulations and training.
Reduced stream flow and drying vegetation have already stressed wildlife and increased the flammability of forests and open areas, potentially setting the stage for a dangerous fire season.
Despite the ripeness and flammability of its material, the movie feels oddly distant, the screenplay marred by weak scares, graceless plotting and dashed-off characters.
Both qualities were again purchased at the expense of light construction and flammability that later contributed to the A6M's high casualty rates as the war progressed.
Early submarines used gasoline, but this quickly gave way to kerosene (paraffin), then diesel, because of reduced flammability.
Flammability An ethanol-water solution that contains 40% alcohol by weight will catch fire if heated to about convert and if an ignition source is applied to it.
Flammability Flour dust suspended in air is explosive —as is any mixture of a finely powdered flammable substance with air citation (see dust explosion ).
Flammability is greatly reduced by a small amount of calcium in the alloy.
However ammonia cannot be easily used in existing Otto cycle engines because of its very narrow flammability range and there are also other barriers to widespread automobile usage.
However, they fell out of favour during World War Two due to the flammability of the fuel.
In the case of cryptographic keys, the inherent flammability (sometimes enhanced by using flash paper) of paper tape was an asset.
Kodak never used nitrate film for the format because of the high flammability of the nitrate base. 35 mm nitrate was discontinued in 1952.
Other factors include allergenicity, speed of drying, resistance to chemicals, moths, and mildew, melting point and flammability, retention of static electricity, and the propensity to accept dyes.
Other factors include allergenicity; speed of drying; resistance to chemicals, moths, and mildew; melting point and flammability; retention of static electricity; and the propensity to become stained and to accept dyes.
Shortly thereafter, this evolved into eight elements, with the Arabic concept of the three metallic principles: sulphur giving flammability or combustion, mercury giving volatility and stability, and salt giving solidity.
The limit on maximum altitude for engines is set by flammability- at very high altitudes the air becomes too thin to burn, or after compression, too hot.
These low molecular weight, aromatic polyester polyols are used in rigid foam, and bring low cost and excellent flammability characteristics to polyisocyanurate (PIR) boardstock and polyurethane spray foam insulation.
Common combinations with flammability
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- flammability of 5×
- and flammability 4×
- high flammability 2×
- the flammability 2×
- flammability retention 2×