extinguishing

[US]/iks'tiŋgwiʃiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. extinguishing
Explanation: The act of making a fire go out or disappear.

Phrases & Collocations

extinguishing fire

extinguishing a cigarette

extinguishing the flames

extinguishing a candle

extinguishing the light

extinguishing a campfire

extinguishing agent

fire extinguishing agent

arc extinguishing

Example Sentences

a self-extinguishing cigarette; a self-extinguishing light.

Self-extinguishing, no fusion and no drippage.

According to action principle, extinguishing process and efficiency of the sprinkler systems, it is put forward that the ringed arrangements replace the ramiform arrangements.

Comparison experiments of water mist with polycomponent water mist,and the test on polycomponent water mist's extinguishing efficiency against ethanol and ethanol motor spirit fire were done.

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