Deflagrable

/dɛˈflæɡrəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of burning with sudden, intense heat and flame, especially in a rapid but not necessarily explosive manner.

Etymology

From Latin deflagrare (to burn down completely), composed of de- (down, completely) and flagrare (to burn). The suffix -able means capable of. The term entered English scientific vocabulary in the 18th century to distinguish between burning and exploding.

Kelly Says

Gunpowder is deflagrable—it burns super fast with lots of heat but doesn't explode like a bomb. This distinction matters hugely in mining and fireworks, where you want fast burning without shattering force.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
火{}
fire
ARالعربية
قابلة للاشتعال
qa-bi-la li-l-ish-ta-al
BNবাংলা
প্রজ্বলনশীল
pro-jwal-no-sheel
CACatalà
inflamable
in-fla-ma-ble
CSČeština
hořlavý
hor-lav-y
DADansk
antændeligt
an-taend-ligt
DEDeutsch
entzündlich
ent-tsoon-d-lich
ELΕλληνικά
πυρωτικός
pee-ro-ti-kos
ESEspañol
deflagrable
deh-fla-gra-ble
FAفارسی
قابل انفجار
qa-bil in-fja-jar
FISuomi
syttyvä
sit-ty-va
FRFrançais
déflagrable
deh-fla-gra-ble
GUGU
શોધ
shod
HAHA
tashin
ta-shin
HEעברית
הצתה
ha-tza
HIहिन्दी
ज्वलनशील
jwal-na-sheel
HUMagyar
gyulladáskeltő
gyu-lla-da-s-kelt-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
mudah terbakar
mudah ter-ba-kar
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-wu
ITItaliano
deflagrabile
deh-fla-gra-bi-le
JA日本語
燃えやすい
mo-e-ya-si
KKKK
жүйістік
zhu-yi-stik
KMKM
ស្មាស់
s-ma-as
KO한국어
연료성
yeon-ryo-seong
MRMR
ज्वलनशील
jwal-na-sheel
MSBahasa Melayu
mudah terbakar
mudah ter-ba-kar
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ကြောက်
la-kya-u-kya-u
NLNederlands
ontvlambaar
ont-vlaam-baar
NONorsk
antennelig
an-ten-ne-lig
PAPA
🔥🔥
fire
PLPolski
zapalny
za-pa-lny
PTPortuguês
deflagrável
deh-fla-gra-vel
RORomână
inflagrabil
in-fla-gra-bil
RUРусский
воспламеняемый
vos-pla-men-ya-emyy
SVSvenska
antändlig
an-tand-lig
SWKiswahili
uwezo wa kuwaka
u-we-zo wa ku-wa-ka
TAதமிழ்
தீப்பற்றும்
thee-pat-tum
TEతెలుగు
పేలిపోయే
pa-eli-po-ye
THไทย
ไวไฟ
wai-fai
TLTL
maaaring sunugan
ma-a-aring su-nu-gan
TRTürkçe
patlayabilir
pat-lay-ih-bur
UKУкраїнська
вибухонебезпечний
vi-bu-ho-ne-bez-pe-ch-nyy
URاردو
پھٹنے والا
pha-t-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
dễ cháy
dễ chay
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
易燃的
yì rán de
ZUZU
ukuthwala
u-ku-th-wa-la

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