Fire
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| - | # A (usually self-sustaining) [[chemical]] [[reaction]] involving the [[bond]]ing of [[oxygen]] with [[carbon]] or other [[fuel]], with the production of [[heat]] and the presence of [[flame]] or [[smolder|smouldering]]. | + | '''Fire''' is the rapid [[oxidation]] of a material in the exothermic chemical process of [[combustion]], releasing [[heat]], [[light]], and various reaction [[Product (chemistry)|products]]. Slower oxidative processes like [[rusting]] or [[digestion]] are not included by this definition. |
| - | # Something that has [[produce]]d or is [[capable]] of producing this chemical reaction, such as a [[campfire]]. | + | |
| - | #: ''We sat around the '''fire''' singing songs and telling stories.'' | + | The ''[[flame]]'' is the visible portion of the fire. If hot enough, the gases may become ionized to produce [[Plasma (physics)|plasma]]. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the [[color]] of the flame and the fire's [[Intensity (heat transfer)|intensity]] will be different. |
| - | # The, often [[accidental]], occurrence of fire in a certain place leading to its full or partial [[destruction]]. | + | |
| - | #: ''There was a '''fire''' at the school last night and the whole place burned down.'' | + | Fire in its most common form can result in [[conflagration]], which has the potential to cause physical damage through [[burning]]. Fire is an important process that affects ecological systems across the globe. The positive effects of fire include stimulating growth and maintaining various ecological systems. Fire has been used by humans for cooking, generating heat, signaling, and propulsion purposes. The negative effects of fire include water contamination, soil erosion, atmospheric pollution and hazard to life and property. |
| - | #: ''During hot and dry summers many '''fires''' in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.'' | + | |
| - | # One of the [[four]] [[basic element]]s. | + | |
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Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition.
The flame is the visible portion of the fire. If hot enough, the gases may become ionized to produce plasma. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the color of the flame and the fire's intensity will be different.
Fire in its most common form can result in conflagration, which has the potential to cause physical damage through burning. Fire is an important process that affects ecological systems across the globe. The positive effects of fire include stimulating growth and maintaining various ecological systems. Fire has been used by humans for cooking, generating heat, signaling, and propulsion purposes. The negative effects of fire include water contamination, soil erosion, atmospheric pollution and hazard to life and property.
See also
- Control of fire by early humans
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
- Quest for Fire (1981) by Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Psychoanalysis of Fire (1938) by Gaston Bachelard
- Book burning
- Execution by burning
