postcombustion
French, noun/pɔst.kɔ̃.bys.tjɔ̃/
postcombustion is spelled P-O-S-T-C-O-M-B-U-S-T-I-O-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written French, the 147,615th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postcombustion is a French feminine noun meaning “reheat, afterburning (in an aero engine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Procédé visant à augmenter la poussée d’un réacteur par injection de carburant en aval de la turbine”.
What does postcombustion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereheat, afterburning (in an aero engine)
adverb
- 1
postcombustion.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Procédé visant à augmenter la poussée d’un réacteur par injection de carburant en aval de la turbine.
adverb: 1. Variante de post-combustion.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of postcombustion
- postcombustions plural
- post-combustion
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce postcombustion?
- /pɔst.kɔ̃.bys.tjɔ̃/
- \pɔst.kɔ̃.bys.tjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is postcombustion in French?
postcombustion appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).