Flame

A flame (from Latin flamma) is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic reaction taking place in a thin zone. Some flames, such as the flame of a burning candle, are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components and can be considered plasma. There is, however, disagreement on this subject.

Read more about Flame:  Mechanism, Flame Color, Flame Temperature, Flames in Microgravity

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Flame Holder
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Technology During World War I - Flame Throwers
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Flames in Microgravity
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Fire Eating - Fire-eating Tricks - Transfers
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Famous quotes containing the word flame:

    And all shall be well and
    All manner of thing shall be well
    When the tongues of flame are in-folded
    Into the crowned knot of fire
    And the fire and the rose are one.
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

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    Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)