ETYM Latin combustio: cf. French combustion.
Burning, defined in chemical terms as the rapid combination of a substance with oxygen, accompanied by the evolution of heat and usually light. A slow-burning candle flame and the explosion of a mixture of gasoline vapor and air are extreme examples of combustion.
A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light; SYN. burning.
The rapid oxidation of a substance involving heat and light. + prikaži više

A furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned. SYN. fire box

1. The act or process of one that fires
2. The process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat

An enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
Structure in which fuel such as coal, coke, gas, or oil is burned to produce heat for various purposes. Furnaces are used in conjunction with boilers for heating, to produce hot water, or steam for driving turbines —in ships for propulsion and in power stations for generating electricity. The largest furnaces are those used for smelting and refining metals, such as the blast furnace, electric furnace, and open-hearth furnace. + prikaži više