how to pronounce combustion

/kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/

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combustion is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of combustion in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… mechanics it's in combustion it's in …”

meanings of combustion

noun:

A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
The act or process of burning.
A process where two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
Violent agitation, tumult.

combustion frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word combustion occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.