- combustible substance
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English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
combustible substance
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combustible — combustibility, combustibleness, n. combustibly, adv. /keuhm bus teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable: Gasoline vapor is highly combustible. 2. easily excited: a high strung, combustible nature. n. 3.… … Universalium
combustible — adj. & n. adj. 1 capable of or used for burning. 2 excitable; easily irritated. n. a combustible substance. Derivatives: combustibility n. Etymology: F combustible or med.L combustibilis (as COMBUSTION) … Useful english dictionary
combustible — com•bus•ti•ble [[t]kəmˈbʌs tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) phs capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable 2) easily excited 3) phs a combustible substance • Etymology: 1520–30; < LL com•bus ti•bil′i•ty, n … From formal English to slang
combustible — /kəmˈbʌstəbəl / (say kuhm bustuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of catching fire and burning; flammable. 2. easily excited. –noun 3. a combustible substance. {Late Latin combūstibilis, from Latin combūstus, past participle See combust} –combustibility …
combustible — [ kɔ̃bystibl ] adj. et n. m. • 1390; de combustion 1 ♦ Qui a la propriété de brûler. Matière combustible. Spécialt Corps combustible, qui produit de l énergie calorifique par combustion. 2 ♦ N. m. (1793) Les combustibles : les corps utilisés pour … Encyclopédie Universelle
SUBSTANCE — Une idée reçue particulièrement tenace occupe le devant de la scène philosophique depuis l’époque du positivisme d’Auguste Comte, c’est à dire depuis plus d’un siècle: l’idée selon laquelle la métaphysique serait morte avec Kant, à la fin du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
combustible — adj Combustible, inflammable, flammable, incendiary, inflammatory, which are not close synonyms, since they apply to different types of nouns, are comparable because they mean showing a tendency to catch or be set on fire. Combustible applies… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Combustible — Com*bus ti*ble, n. A substance that may be set on fire, or which is liable to take fire and burn. [1913 Webster] All such combustibles as are cheap enough for common use go under the name of fuel. Ure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
combustible — [kəm bus′tə bəl] adj. [Fr < ML combustibilis: see COMBUSTION] 1. that catches fire and burns easily; flammable 2. easily aroused; excitable; fiery n. a flammable substance combustibility n. combustibly adv … English World dictionary
combustible material — noun a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power • Syn: ↑combustible • Derivationally related forms: ↑combustible (for: ↑combustible) • Hypernyms: ↑fuel … Useful english dictionary
combustible — com·bus·ti·ble || kÉ™m bÊŒstÉ™bl n. explosive, something which burns easily, highly flammable substance adj. burns easily, highly flammable … English contemporary dictionary
