noun
- rapid combustion that spreads through a gas or across the surface of an explosive at subsonic speed
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The deflagration of the gas mixture created a bright flash.
- Engineers studied the deflagration rate of different fuel compositions.
- Unlike detonation, deflagration moves relatively slowly through the material.
- The laboratory accident involved deflagration rather than explosion.
- Deflagration occurs when the flame front travels slower than the speed of sound.
- Safety protocols were designed to prevent deflagration in the storage facility.