fire triangle

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Synonyms: foretriangle

Antonyms: foretriangle

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Noun

1. The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: [[fuel]] (e.g. [[wood]] or [[petrol]]/[[gasoline]]), [[oxidizer]] (e.g. [[oxygen]]), and sufficient [[heat]] (e.g. reaction [[temperature]] or [[activation energy]]).
2. The diagram representing these three elements of a fire.
3. A fire and its three components. {{rfex|en}}

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