- combustible
- adjective
Date: 1529
1. capable of combustion
2. easily excited <a combustible temper> • combustibility noun • combustible noun • combustibly adverb
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combustible — Combustible … Thresor de la langue françoyse
combustible — [ kɔ̃bystibl ] adj. et n. m. • 1390; de combustion 1 ♦ Qui a la propriété de brûler. Matière combustible. Spécialt Corps combustible, qui produit de l énergie calorifique par combustion. 2 ♦ N. m. (1793) Les combustibles : les corps utilisés pour … Encyclopédie Universelle
combustible — adjetivo 1. Que puede arder o que arde con facilidad: sustancia combustible. ¡Peligro!, material combustible. Éste es un gas combustible. sustantivo masculino 1. Producto que se quema para producir energía o calor: combustible para el coche,… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
combustible — adj Combustible, inflammable, flammable, incendiary, inflammatory, which are not close synonyms, since they apply to different types of nouns, are comparable because they mean showing a tendency to catch or be set on fire. Combustible applies… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Combustible — Com*bus ti*ble, a. [Cf. F. combustible.] 1. Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable. [1913 Webster] Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter. South. [1913 Webster] 2. Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
combustible — COMBUSTIBLE. adj. de tout genre. Aisé à brusler, qui peut estre bruslé. Matiere combustible. cela n est pas combustible … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
combustible — COMBUSTIBLE. adj. des 2 g. Qui a la propriété de brûler. Matière combustible. La poix, le goudron, le soufre, le bois sec, les feuilles sèches, sont des matières très combustibles. Le marbre, les pierres, ne sont pas combustibles … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
combustible — (adj.) 1520s, from M.Fr. combustible, or directly from L.L. combustibilis, from L. combustus, pp. of combuere (see COMBUSTION (Cf. combustion)). Figurative sense is from 1640s; as a noun, from 1680s. Related: Combustibility (late 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
combustible — (De combusto). 1. adj. Que puede arder. 2. Que arde con facilidad. 3. m. Leña, carbón, petróleo, etc., que se usa en las cocinas, chimeneas, hornos, fraguas y máquinas cuyo agente es el fuego. combustible nuclear. m. Material que se emplea para… … Diccionario de la lengua española
Combustible — Com*bus ti*ble, n. A substance that may be set on fire, or which is liable to take fire and burn. [1913 Webster] All such combustibles as are cheap enough for common use go under the name of fuel. Ure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
combustible — [adj] able to be exploded burnable, comburent, combustive, explosive, fiery, firing, flammable, ignitable, incendiary, inflammable, kindling, volatile; concepts 485,537 Ant. noncombustible, nonexplosive … New thesaurus
