deflagração

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēflagrātiōnem. By surface analysis, deflagrar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fla.ɡɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.fla.ɡɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.flɐ.ɡɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [dɨ.flɐ.ɣɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • 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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