combustion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a state of violent disturbance and excitement

   combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable

2. 2
   noun

   Violent agitation, tumult.

   From this ground, with a kind of loose scorn, he continues the French Correspondence, and secretly contriveth a continuance of the Scotish Rebellion. He omits no Act of Contempt against the antient Nobility, that they might in the sence of their disgrace be, or at least dayly threaten some new Combustion.

3. 3
   noun

   the act of burning something

4. 4
   noun

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

5. 5
   noun

   The act or process of burning.

6. 6
   noun

   A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.

7. 7
   noun

   A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.

Etymology

From Old French combustion, from Latin combustio, from comburere (“to burn”), itself from the intensifying prefix com- + the root burere (a faulty sep. of amburere "to burn around", itself from ambi- + urere "to burn, singe"); equivalent to combust + -ion.