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Deflagrate vs Conflagrate - What's the difference?

deflagrate | conflagrate |

As verbs the difference between deflagrate and conflagrate

is that deflagrate is to burn with intense light and heat. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction while conflagrate is to catch fire.

deflagrate

English

Verb

(deflagrat)
  • (physics) To burn with intense light and heat. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.

    • Related terms

    * deflagrating spoon * deflagration

    Antonyms

    * (with respect to speed of propagation) detonate

    Hypernyms

    * combust

    conflagrate

    English

    Verb

    (conflagrat)
  • To catch fire.
  • To set fire to something.

    • Related terms

    * conflagration ----