flammable

flammable

combustible (technical use, on a warning sign: caution! flammable)

Not to be confused with:

inflammable – combustible (figuratively: inflammable emotions)

nonflammable – not combustible or easily set on fire

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flam·ma·ble

 (flăm′ə-bəl)

adj.

Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly.

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[From Latin flammāre, to set fire to, from flamma, flame; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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flam′ma·bil′i·ty n.

flam′ma·ble n.

Usage Note: Inflammable means "combustible," and has the same meaning as the word flammable. How is this possible? The prefix in- here is not the Latin negative prefix in- (which is related to the English un- and appears in words such as indecent and inglorious) but is derived from the Latin preposition in, "in." This prefix also appears in the word inflame. However, some people mistakenly think that inflammable means "not flammable." Therefore, for clarity's sake, it is safest to avoid inflammable altogether and use flammable instead.

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flammable

(ˈflæməbəl)

adj

liable to catch fire; readily combustible; inflammable

ˌflammaˈbility n

Usage: Flammable and inflammable are interchangeable when used of the properties of materials. Flammable is, however, often preferred for warning labels as there is less likelihood of misunderstanding (inflammable being sometimes taken to mean not flammable). Inflammable is preferred in figurative contexts: this could prove to be an inflammable situation

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flam•ma•ble

(ˈflæm ə bəl)

adj.

easily set on fire; combustible.

[1805–15; < Latin flammā(re) to set on fire + -ble]

flam`ma•bil′i•ty, n.

usage: See inflammable.

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flammable

– inflammable

Both flammable and inflammable are used to describe materials or chemicals that burn easily.

A window had been smashed and flammable liquid poured in.

...commercial centres, holding large stocks of inflammable materials.

Be Careful!
Inflammable is not the opposite of flammable. The opposite is non-flammable.

The fuel is recyclable, clean and non-flammable.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

flammable - easily ignited inflammable combustible - capable of igniting and burning

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flammable

adjective combustible, incendiary, inflammable, ignitable flammable liquids such as petrol or paraffin

Usage: Flammable and inflammable are interchangeable when used of the properties of materials. Flammable is, however, often preferred for warning labels as there is less likelihood of misunderstanding (inflammable being sometimes taken to mean not flammable). Inflammable is preferred in figurative contexts: this could prove to be an inflammable situation.

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Translations

قابِل للإلْتِهاب، سريع الأشْتِعالقَابِلٌ لِلِاشْتِعَال

inflamable

hořlavý

brændbarbrandbarbrandfarligletantændelig

brennbarentflammbarentzündbarfeuergefährlich

εύφλεκτος

inflamable

palavasyttyvä

inflammable

zapaljiv

eldfimur

infiammabile

可燃性の

인화성의

ontvlambaarbrandbaarlicht ontvlambaar

brennbar

łatwopalnyłatwopalnałatwopalne

inflamável

огнеопасный

brännbarlättantändlig

ซึ่งไวไฟ

yanıcıkolay tutuşur

dễ cháy

易燃的

flammable

[ˈflæməbl] ADJ → inflamable

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flammable

[ˈflæməb^əl] adj → inflammable

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flammable

adj → leicht entzündbar, feuergefährlich

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flammable

[ˈflæməbl] adj → infiammabile

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flame

(fleim) noun

the bright light of something burning. A small flame burned in the lamp. vlam لَهَب، شُعْلَه пламък chama plamen die Flamme flamme φλόγαllama leek شعله liekki flammeלהבה लपट, भड़कीला रंग, तीव्रचेतन, प्रेमी plamen, svjetlo láng nyala eldtunga, logi fiamma 炎 불꽃, 화염 liepsna liesma nyala vlamflammepłomień شعله (داور) لمبه، وكه، تپاك، تلوسه chama fla­cără пламя plameň plamen plamen flamma, låga เปลวไฟ alev 火焰 полум'я شعلہ ngọn lửa 火焰

verb

1. to burn with flames. His eyes flamed with anger. vlam; gevlam يَشْتَعِل غَضَبا пламтя flamejar planout leuchten flamme; blusse φλέγομαι, βγάζω φλόγες arder leegitsema شعله کشیدن liekehtiä jeter des flammes, flamber לִבעוֹר आग की ज्वाला plamsati, gorjeti ég menyala loga fiammeggiare 燃える 불꽃을 내며 타오르다 liepsnoti, degti liesmot; kvēlot bernyala-nyala vlammenflamme, brenne, blusse opppłonąć لمبى كول flamejar a se aprinde пылать blčať goreti plamteti flamma, lysa, glöda ลุกไหม้ alev alev yanmak 發火焰 палати شعلہ اگلنا đốt cháy; cháy bùng 发火焰

2. to become very hot, red etc. Her cheeks flamed with embarrassment. vlam يَحْمَرُّ горя incendiar-se rozpálit se, zrudnout flammen gløde φλογίζομαι, κοκκινίζωencenderse, llamear, brillar lõkendama سرخ شدن liehahtaa s'empourprer לִבעוֹר आग का रंग, क्रोधित होना žariti se, gorjeti (fel)lángol memerah eldroðna avvampare ぱっと赤らむ 뜨겁게 달아오르다 kaisti, liepsnoti nosarkt; pietvīkt naik merah gloeien bli varm/blussende rød płonąć سور (ګرم)، سوځند، اېشند ډېرتود incendiar-se a se învăpăia пылать očervenieť žareti buknuti blossa แดงขึ้นเพราะความโกรธ (ใบหน้า) alev gibi yanmak 變得通紅 полум'яніти, спалахнути بہت گرم یا سرخ ہو جانا đỏ mặt 变得通红

ˈflaming adjective

vlammende مُشْتَعِل، مُحْمَر пламтящ flamejante plápolající flammend flammende; blussende; glødende φλεγόμενοςllameante lõõmav شعله ور liekehtivä flamboyantבוער आग सी žarki, koji plamsa lángoló berseri-seri logandi fiammeggiante 燃えている 불꽃을 내는 liepsnojantis, įkaitęs liesmojošs; kvēlojošs bernyala vlammendflammende, blussende, lidenskapelig prażący, płonący شعله (داور) لمبه flamejante aprins пылающий plápolajúci goreč u plamenu flammande ที่ยังลุกเป็นเพลิง parlak, alev alev yanan 火紅的 полум'яний, пекучий جلتا ہوا đang cháy; nồng cháy 火红的

flammable (ˈflӕməbl) adjective

able or likely to burn. flammable material. vlambaar قابِل للإلْتِهاب، سريع الأشْتِعال запалим inflamável hořlavý brennbar brandbar εύφλεκτοςinflamable kergestisüttiv اشتعال پذیر tulenarka inflammableדליק ज्वलनशील zapaljiv gyúlékony mudah terbakar eldfimur infiammabile 燃えやすい 가연성의 degus viegli uzliesmojošs; ugunsnedrošs mudah terbakar brandbaarbrennbarłatwopalny سوځول: سو ځېدل: اور ورته كول، لګول: ګلېدل: سول: تورول، پوپنا كول (داورپه واسطه): ورېتول inflamável inflamabil горючий horľavý vnetljiv zapaljiv brännbar, lättantändlig ซึ่งไวไฟ yanıcı, kolay tutuşur 易燃的 вогненебезпечний, легкозаймистий آتشگیر bén lửa; dễ cháy 易燃的

flame of the forest

a tropical tree with large bright-red flowers and long brown pods. vlamboom; flambojant شَجَرَة إسْتِوائِيَّه ذات زهور حَمْراء тропическо дърво árvore da tulipa tropický strom (Ixora coccinea) das Tropenwaldfeuer είδος τροπικού δέντρου ixora coccinea iksora درخت عنبر liekkipuu arbre tropical (Ixora coccinea) עֵץ טְרוֹפִּי एक पेड़ Pieris japonica (trópusi fa) pohon flamboyan frumskógartré (Ixora coccinea) (albero tropicale) べにばなさんたんか 숲속의 불꽃(열대 나무) karališkasis ugniamedis viegli uzliesmojošs; ugunsnedrošs pokok flamboyan flamboyant يوه له هغو دوو فرضي كرښو چي داستوا كرښې په شمال او جنوب كښې هغې ته نژدې او موازي پرته ده: ( جمع ) توده سيمه چې دچونګاښ او مرغومي دكرښو تر مينځ پرته ده огненное дерево tropický strom (Ixora coccinea) tropsko drevo (Ixora coccinea) šumski požar ต้นไม้ชนิดหนึ่ง alev ağacı 鳳凰木 лісове полум'я شوخ سرخ پھولوں والے درخت rừng nhiệt đới 凤凰木

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see also inflammable.

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flammable

→ قَابِلٌ لِلِاشْتِعَال hořlavý brændbar brennbar εύφλεκτος inflamable syttyvä inflammable zapaljiv infiammabile 可燃性の 인화성의 ontvlambaar brennbar łatwopalny inflamável огнеопасный brännbar ซึ่งไวไฟ yanıcı dễ cháy 易燃的

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flammable

adj inflamable

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