burning vs deflagration

deflagration vs burning

burning and deflagration both are nouns.

burning is an adjective but deflagration is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burning	Yes	Yes	No	No
deflagration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deflagration is a hyponym of burning; that is, deflagration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than burning:

burning: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
deflagration: combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat

Other hyponyms of burning include fire, flame, flaming, internal combustion.

burning (noun)	deflagration (noun)
the act of burning something	combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
execution by electricity
execution by fire
a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

burning (adjective)	deflagration (adjective)
of immediate import

Difference between burning and deflagration

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