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Definition of Flammable
1. Adjective. Easily ignited.
Definition of Flammable
1. a. Inflammable.
Definition of Flammable
1. Adjective. Capable of burning, especially a liquid. ¹
2. Adjective. Easily set on fire. ¹
3. Adjective. Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion. ¹
4. Noun. Any flammable substance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flammable
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Flammable
1. The property of burning readily and quickly. Synonym: inflammable. Origin: L. Flamma, flame (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flammable
Literary usage of Flammable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"On Non-Flammable Wood and its Use on Warships. By E. MARSHALL Fox. The one serious
defect of wood as a material of construction is the danger from fire that ..."
2. EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program: Congressional Hearing edited by James M. Inhofe (2001)
"In particular, the Agency requested submission of any data showing that flammable
substances when used as a fuel are less hazardous than flammable ..."
3. Cyanamid, Manufacture, Chemistry and Uses: By Edward J. Pranke by Edward John Pranke (1913)
""Test for Flammable Gases.—Tests for flammable gases were conducted by placing
about 5 pounds of the product in a large bottle, about 6 inches internal ..."
4. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"Explosions of a flammable vapor-air mixture near the Upper Limit or Lower ...
This is the minimum temperature to which a combustible or flammable liquid ..."
5. Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects by Royal Institution of Naval Architects (1898)
"NON-Flammable WOOD. By CHARLES E. ELLIS; Esq., Associate. [Read at the International
Congress of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, at the Imperial ..."
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