Simple Browser : Welcome guest : log in
Home |  Graph |  ]  KB:  Language:   

Formal Language: 



KB Term: 

  Combustion

Sigma KEE - Combustion

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Combustion
The Class of ChemicalProcesses in which an Object reacts with oxygen and gives off heat. This includes all Processes in which something is burning.
Relationships      
Parents ChemicalDecomposition The Class of ChemicalProcesses in which a CompoundSubstance breaks down into simpler products.
Children BackfireAn improper case of Engine operation where Combustion occurs in the Exhaust or intake.
 FireFire is the subclass of Combustion events in which flames are present. Fires are slower combustion processes than explosions, though some fires may include explosive episodes.
 ForestFire
 GrassFire
 IncendiaryDeviceAttackAn attack in which an agent uses a device which causes fire in order to destroy life or property.


Show full definition (without tree view)
Show full definition (with tree view)

Show without tree


Sigma web home      Suggested Upper Merged Ontology (SUMO) web home
Sigma version 3.0 is open source software produced by Articulate Software and its partners