Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 8 compound words that contain combustion. The most common are listed below. Open combustion in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- combustion chamberAn enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner.
- internal combustionThe process where fuel is burned within an engine such as a diesel engine, producing power directly as opposed to externally such as in a steam engine.
- combustion engineAn engine that uses the combustion of fuel to produce work (movement).
- internal combustion engineA piston or a rotary heat engine directly powered by the products of intermittent combustion of a fuel.
- combustion enginesplural of combustion engine: An engine that uses the combustion of fuel to produce work (movement).
- spontaneous combustionCombustion without an external source of heat.
- spontaneous human combustionThe supposed spontaneous combustion of a human being without an apparent external source of ignition.
- internal combustion enginesplural of internal combustion engine: A piston or a rotary heat engine directly powered by the products of intermittent combustion of a fuel.
- combustion chambersplural of combustion chamber: An enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner.
- pre-combustionOccurring prior to combustion.
- internal combustion enginedHaving an internal combustion engine.
- combustion triangleSynonym of fire triangle: The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel (e.g. wood or petrol/gasoline), oxidizer (e.g. oxygen), and sufficient heat (e.g. reaction temperature or activation energy).
- combustion trianglesplural of combustion triangle: The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel (e.g. wood or petrol/gasoline), oxidizer (e.g. oxygen), and sufficient heat (e.g. reaction temperature or activation energy).
Compound words 8
- moxibustionThe burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.
- autocombustionspontaneous combustion
- combustionaryOf, or pertaining to, combustion.
- microcombustionEnmicroscale combustion.
- noncombustionAbsence of combustion; failure to combust.
- postcombustionFollowing combustion
- precombustionAlternative spelling of pre-combustion: Occurring prior to combustion.
- recombustioncombustion again