# deflagration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/

## Definitions
1. The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.

## Etymology
From Latin dēflagrātiō, from dēflagrāre.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deflagration