Definitions for flammability
flamma·bil·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flammability, inflammabilitynoun

   the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. flammabilitynoun

   The condition of being flammable

2. flammabilitynoun

   A measure of the extent to which something is flammable

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flammabilitynoun

   The quality of admitting to be set on fire.

   Etymology: flamma, Latin.

   In the sulphur of bodies torrified, that is, the oily, fat and unctuous parts, consist the principles of flammability. Brown.

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1. flammability

   A combustible material is something that can burn (i.e., combust) in air. A combustible material is flammable if it ignites easily at ambient temperatures. In other words, a combustible material ignites with some effort and a flammable material catches fire immediately on exposure to flame. The degree of flammability or combustibility in air depends largely upon the volatility of the material - this is related to its composition-specific vapour pressure, which is temperature dependent. The quantity of vapour produced can be enhanced by increasing the surface area of the material forming a mist or dust. Take wood as an example. Finely divided wood dust can undergo explosive combustion and produce a blast wave. A piece of paper (made from wood) catches on fire quite easily. A heavy oak desk is much harder to ignite, even though the wood fibre is the same in all three materials. Common sense (and indeed scientific consensus until the mid-1700s) would seem to suggest that material "disappears" when burned, as only the ash is left. In fact, there is an increase in weight because the combustible material reacts (or combines) chemically with oxygen, which also has mass. The original mass of combustible material and the mass of the oxygen required for combustion equals the mass of the combustion products (ash, water, carbon dioxide, and other gases). Antoine Lavoisier, one of the pioneers in these early insights, stated that Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed, which would later be known as the law of conservation of mass. Lavoisier used the experimental fact that some metals gained mass when they burned to support his ideas.

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1. flammability

   Flammability is the quality or characteristic of a substance that makes it capable of burning or igniting easily when it comes into contact with heat or flame. It is a measure of how quickly a material can ignite and how fast it will burn or spread fire.

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1. Flammabilitynoun

   the quality of being flammable; inflammability

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1. Flammability

   Flammability is how easily something will burn or ignite, causing fire or combustion. The degree of difficulty required to cause the combustion of a substance is quantified through fire testing. Internationally, a variety of test protocols exist to quantify flammability. The ratings achieved are used in building codes, insurance requirements, fire codes and other regulations governing the use of building materials as well as the storage and handling of highly flammable substances inside and outside of structures and in surface and air transportation. For instance, changing an occupancy by altering the flammability of the contents requires the owner of a building to apply for a building permit to make sure that the overall fire protection design basis of the facility can take the change into account.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flammability in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flammability in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of flammability in a Sentence

1. Gregory Asner:

   There are many issues with losing these forests, it isn’t about biodiversity but about water services, carbon sequestration, fire flammability … We can’t stop a drought but the measurements we are making today, the maps we are making today are a key way forward for managers to adjust how they manage these forests.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flammability
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flammability
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=flammability
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammability
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flammability
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=flammability