The meaning of Combustible

Combustible – definition

adjective
Able to catch fire and burn easily.
Usage examples:
A combustible gas
Synonims:
Inflammable Flammable Incendiary Explosive Burnable Ignitable

noun
A combustible substance.
Usage examples:
Class a extinguishers are used for ordinary combustibles including wood and paper.

adjective
Able to burn easily
Usage examples:
Wood and coal are both combustible substances.

Combustible translation into English

Combustible: translate from English into Chinese

易燃, 易燃的

Combustible: translate from English into Dutch

Brandbaar, Ontvlambaar, Brandstof

Combustible: translate from English into French

Combustible

Combustible: translate from English into German

Brennbar, Verbrennbar, Feuergefährlich

Combustible: translate from English into Hindi

दहनशील, शीघ्र जलनेवाला, जलनेवाला, शीघ्र जलनेवाला पदार्थ, दहनशील पदार्थ, दाह्य, जलाया जाने योग्य

Combustible: translate from English into Italian

Combustibile

Combustible: translate from English into Korean

타기 쉬운, 흥분하기 쉬운

Combustible: translate from English into Russian

Горючий, Горючее, Топливо, Воспламеняемый, Легковоспламеняющийся, Легковозбудимый

Combustible: translate from English into Spanish

Combustible, Abuso de combustibilidad

Word origin

early 16th century: from Old French, from late Latin combustibilis, from Latin combust- ‘burnt up’, from the verb comburere .

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Combustible – similar words

combusted

kəmˈbʌst

verb
Consume or destroy by fire.
Usage examples:
When fossil fuels are combusted, oxides are emitted into the atmosphere

verb
To start to burn
Usage examples:
The whole ship might spontaneously combust (= start burning without being set on fire).

All meanings and translations of Combusted

combust

verb
Consume or destroy by fire.
Usage examples:
When fossil fuels are combusted, oxides are emitted into the atmosphere

verb
To start to burn
Usage examples:
The whole ship might spontaneously combust (= start burning without being set on fire).

All meanings and translations of Combust

Combustible synonims

burnable

adjective
Consisting or made of material that is able to be burned or is suitable for burning.
Usage examples:
In 2000 switzerland closed all of its landfills to burnable waste

All meanings and translations of Burnable

explosive

adjective
Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart.
Usage examples:
An explosive device

noun
A substance which can be made to explode, especially any of those used in bombs or shells.
Usage examples:
Stocks of explosives

adjective
Exploding or able to explode easily
Usage examples:
An explosive device, certain gases are highly explosive., fig. it was a politically explosive issue…

All meanings and translations of Explosive

flammable

adjective
Easily set on fire.
Usage examples:
The use of highly flammable materials

adjective
Able to catch fire easily
Usage examples:
This solvent is flammable.

All meanings and translations of Flammable

incendiary

adjective
(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
Usage examples:
Incendiary bombs

noun
An incendiary bomb or device.
Usage examples:
The holy city was blasted by incendiaries

adjective
Designed to cause fires
Usage examples:
An incendiary bomb/device, fig. thai food often is incendiary (= spicy hot)., he gave an incendiary…

All meanings and translations of Incendiary

inflammable

adjective
Easily set on fire.
Usage examples:
Inflammable materials

noun
A substance which is easily set on fire.
Usage examples:
‘as a garage, we have particular concerns such as vehicle collision, sparks igniting inflammables s…

adjective
Flammable

All meanings and translations of Inflammable

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