[mass noun]the process of burning something 燃烧 the combustion of fossil fuels. 矿物燃料的燃烧。 [as modifier]a large combustion plant. 大型燃烧设备。 ■(Chemistry)rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light (化)氧化
派生 combustive adjective 语源
late Middle English: from late Latin combustio(n-), from Latin comburere 'burn up'