Synonyms for combustion
kəmˈbʌs tʃəncom·bus·tion

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1. combustionnoun

   The act or process of burning.

   Synonyms:
   cremation, incineration

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1. combustion

   Combustion is the essential fact which is at the basis of that assemblage of visible phenomenon which we call fire; combustion being the continuous chemical combination of a substance with some element, as oxygen, evolving heat, and extending from slow processes, such as those by which the heat of the human body is maintained, to the processes producing the most intense light also, as in a blast-furnace, or on the surface of the sun. Fire is always attended with light, as well as heat; blaze, flame, etc., designate the mingled light and heat of a fire. Combustion is the scientific, fire the popular term. A conflagration is an extensive fire. Compare LIGHT.

   Synonyms:
   blaze, burning, conflagration, fire, flame

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1. combustion, burningnoun

   a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

   Synonyms:
   electrocution, burning, burn, burning at the stake

2. combustionnoun

   a state of violent disturbance and excitement

   "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"

   Synonyms:
   burning

3. burning, combustionnoun

   the act of burning something

   "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"

   Synonyms:
   electrocution, burning, burn, burning at the stake

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1. combustionnoun

   Synonyms:
   conflagration, burning

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1. List of paraphrases for "combustion":

   burning, flue, incineration, burn, combustor, incendiary, fuel

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1. Kim Frum:

   The Postal Service is fully committed to the inclusion of electric vehicles as a significant part of our delivery fleet even though the investment will cost more than an internal combustion engine vehicle. The Postal Service said, as we have stated repeatedly, we must make fiscally prudent decisions in the needed introduction of a new vehicle fleet, we will continue to look for opportunities to increase the electrification of our delivery fleet in a responsible manner, consistent with our operating strategy, the deployment of appropriate infrastructure, and our financial condition, which we expect to continue to improve as we pursue our plan.

2. Mayor Starke:

   We're talking here about some 25,000 jobs in the region; that's roughly 15% of the overall workforce, this shows how dependent the region is on combustion engines.

3. Jiang Dalong:

   China is going to be the world’s biggest market for electric cars, china has no choice. They have to wean themselves from conventional gasoline combustion cars.

4. Jack Nerad:

   I think there’s more to squeeze out of the internal combustion engine.

5. Steve Bouma-Prediger:

   In my college religion classes, I sometimes quote 2 Hesitations 4:3 ('There are no internal combustion engines in heaven'), i wait to see if anyone realizes that there is no such book in the Bible and therefore no such verse.