fire triangle
English
An oxygen-based fire triangle diagram
A more tripod like representation
Etymology
fire + triangle From the three elements necessary to sustain a fire, therefore being a metaphorical "triangle" (though more like a tripod, having three supporting elements sustaining the fire)
Noun
fire triangle (countable and uncountable, plural fire triangles)
- The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire; being fuel (ie. wood or petrol/gasoline), oxidizer (ie. oxygen), and sufficient heat (ie. reaction temperature or activation energy).
- The diagram representing the three elements of a fire.
- A fire and its three components.
Synonyms
- combustion triangle
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