deflagration vs burning

burning vs deflagration

deflagration and burning both are nouns.

deflagration is not an adjective while burning is an adjective.

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

As nouns, burning is a hypernym of deflagration; that is, burning is a word with a broader meaning than deflagration:

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

Other hypernyms of deflagration include combustion.

deflagration (noun)	burning (noun)
combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat	the act of burning something
	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

deflagration (adjective)	burning (adjective)
	of immediate import

Difference between deflagration and burning

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