Associations to the word «Combustion»

Wiktionary

COMBUSTION, noun. (chemistry) The act or process of burning.
COMBUSTION, noun. A process where two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
COMBUSTION, noun. A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
COMBUSTION, noun. (figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
COMBUSTION CHAMBER, noun. 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
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, noun. Plural of combustion chamber
COMBUSTION ENGINE, noun. An engine that uses the combustion of fuel to create work (movement)

Dictionary definition

COMBUSTION, noun. A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light.
COMBUSTION, noun. A state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable".
COMBUSTION, noun. The act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn