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OP Today I came across the word "deflagration" - (noun form, naturally, of deflagrate - To burn or cause to burn with great heat and intense light - AHD). This prompted me to look up conflagration (A large destructive fire).
So - which one's bigger? I've always thought of conflagration as about as big as a fire can get, but perhaps I've just never come across a deflagration.
Does anyone actually use deflagration (I came across it in a fairly technical sense)? Is a deflagration not necessarily destructive, but a conflagration is, by definition?
Also noted that deflagrate exists, in both transitive and intransitive senses, but conflagrate seems to have burnt itself out over time.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Fire sizes Hyla 06/14/01 08:50 PM Re: Fire sizes Faldage 06/14/01 08:53 PM Re: Fire sizes tsuwm 06/14/01 08:59 PM Re: Fire sizes wwh 06/14/01 09:24 PM Re: Fire sizes wow 06/14/01 11:06 PM Re: Fire sizes WhitmanO'Neill 06/14/01 11:11 PM Re: Fire sizes Alex Williams 06/16/01 06:07 PM Re: Fire sizes Marianna 06/18/01 05:13 PM Re: Fire sizes wsieber 06/18/01 08:40 AM
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