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combustion

[kuhm-buhs-chuhn] / kəmˈbʌs tʃən /


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Combustion engines are expected to make up 40% of its 2030 lineup, a greater share than the 20% it targeted at the 2022 investor day, with the share of hybrid models still expected at 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Combustion dynamics involves complex coupled fluid and chemical reactions.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

Combustion vehicle unit chief Kumar Galhotra was promoted to chief operating officer.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023

For example, she notes that China is now the largest affiliate of the international Combustion Institute, an academic society with chapters around the world that she recently led.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 10, 2019

Combustible Gases produced by the Partial Combustion of Coal, &c.—These form by far the most important kind of gaseous fuel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various




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