combustion

BrE /kəmˈbʌstʃn/ AmE /kəmˈbʌstʃn/

noun en → es

1 CHEMICAL REACTION [singular] B2

the process of burning something, especially a fuel or other substance in order to produce heat and light

combustión

  • a process of combustion

Collocations complete combustion · incomplete combustion

  • The engine runs on a mixture of air and fuel, with controlled combustion.

    El motor funciona con una mezcla de aire y combustible, con combustión controlada.

2 EXPLOSION [singular] C1

an explosion caused by burning fuel or other substances

explosión causada por la combustión

  • a combustion

Collocations combustion explosion · industrial combustion accident

  • The factory suffered a serious combustion last year.

    La fábrica sufrió un serio incidente de combustión el año pasado.