1. combustion
noun. ['kəmˈbʌstʃən'] a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light.
Synonyms
- oxidisation
- internal combustion
- deflagration
- oxidation
- burning
- oxidization
- flaming
- flame
Antonyms
- mitigated
- cold
- calmness
Etymology
- combustion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- combustio (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Combustion
- abstention
- abstention
- bastion
- christian
- cichon
- circumvention
- congestion
- contravention
- cretchen
- digestion
- duchon
- eachan
- exhaustion
- expansion
- fanchon
- fortune
- gretchen
- inattention
- inchon
- indigestion
Example sentences of the word combustion
1. Noun, singular or mass
A restriction in the flow of air to the combustion chambers will cause an engine to stall and surge.
Quotes containing the word combustion
1. Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
- Arnold H. Glasow
2. Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
- Arnold H. Glasow
3. I believed in immaculate conception and spontaneous combustion. I believed in aliens from outer space and vampires, prophecy, and the resurrection of the dead. I had deja vu many times each day. I was thirteen.
- Kate Braverman, Small Craft Warnings: Stories
2. combustion
noun. ['kəmˈbʌstʃən'] the act of burning something.
Synonyms
- arson
- lighting
- firing
- burning
- ignition
- incineration
- change of integrity
- incendiarism
- fire-raising
- kindling
Antonyms
- unexciting
- dark
- unimportant
- bore
Etymology
- combustion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- combustio (Latin)
3. combustion
noun. ['kəmˈbʌstʃən'] a state of violent disturbance and excitement.
Synonyms
- uproar
- garboil
- tumult
Etymology
- combustion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- combustio (Latin)