Definitions for flammable
ˈflæm ə bəlflammable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flammable, inflammableadjective

   easily ignited

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1. flammablenoun

   Any flammable substance.

2. flammableadjective

   Capable of burning, especially a liquid.

3. flammableadjective

   Easily set on fire.

4. flammableadjective

   Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.

5. Etymology: From Latin inflammare ‘to set on fire’ + the suffix -able via English inflammable. The in- prefix is dropped to avoid confusion with non-flammable.

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1. flammable

   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. flammable

   Flammable refers to any substance or material that is easily ignited, able to catch fire quickly and capable of burning rapidly. These items often produce noticeable heat and light energy during the combustion process.

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1. Flammableadjective

   inflammable

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1. Flammable

   Flammable vs. Inflammable -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Flammable and Inflammable.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flammable in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flammable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of flammable in a Sentence

1. President Trump:

   They're starting again in California, i said, you got ta clean your floors, you got ta clean your forests -- there are many, many years of leaves and broken trees and they're like, like, so flammable, you touch them and it goes up.

2. Kathy Fox:

   We don't believe that the current standard is sufficiently robust to prevent liquid spilling in the event of a derailment or rail accident, so what we want to see are tougher standards for tank cars carrying flammable liquids.

3. Doug Hecox:

   Yeah, we don't want you to put flammable stuff there for sure, but you really shouldn't be putting anything there, we really want the space unobstructed.

4. Todd Domer:

   We had the perfect storm, we had a wet summer and then kind of a dry winter and then you get wind on top of that and then anything that's flammable will spark.

5. One Rodeo resident:

   ALASKA WOMAN GETS 60 YEARS FOR SETTING COUCH ABLAZE WITH BOYFRIEND ON IT Contra Costa Fire Department spokesman Steve Hill said the tanks held varying amounts of ethanol. One tank alone contained around 167,000 gallons of the flammable substance. Approximately 200 firefighters were battling the blazes using foam on the flames and water to cool adjacent tanks to prevent them from catching fire. Officials closed Interstate 80, one of the busiest in the Bay Area at the peak of rush hour, causing major traffic jams.The California Highway Patrol said the closure was expected to last at least until midnight. CALIFORNIA LYFT DRIVER IS PULLED OVER SO POLICE CAN ARREST HER PASSENGER One Rodeo resident, One Rodeo resident, told The Associated Press he was sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic trying to get home to his teenage son. His son had called him to say he heard a loud explosion. It literally rocked the house and then soon after, he heard what sounded like a jet plane.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flammable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flammable
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammable
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flammable