deflagração

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin deflagrationis. Cognate with Spanish deflagración, French déflagration, Italian deflagrazione.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de.fla.ɡɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: de‧fla‧gra‧ção

Noun

deflagração f (plural deflagrações)

  1. deflagration, conflagration (intense explosion)
  2. (figuratively) diffusion, dispersion
    Synonyms: difusão, dispersão
  3. (figuratively) a sudden and often violent apparition of something
    Synonyms: irrupção, surgimento
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