Flame

Definition of Flame

Pronunciation: flām

A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.

Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger.

Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow.

- Pope.

Smit with the love of sister arts we came,
And met congenial, mingling flame with flame.

- Pope.

Ardor of affection; the passion of love.

A person beloved; a sweetheart.

Flame bridge
a bridge wall. See Bridge, n., 5.

Flame color
brilliant orange or yellow.

Flame engine
an early name for the gas engine. - B. Jonson.

Flame manometer
an instrument, invented by Koenig, to obtain graphic representation of the action of the human vocal organs. See Manometer.

Flame reaction
(Chem.) a method of testing for the presence of certain elements by the characteristic color imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow, potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green, etc. Cf. Spectrum analysis, under Spectrum.

Flame tree
(Bot.) a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as the Rhododendron arboreum in India, and the Brachychiton acerifolium of Australia.

v. i.

To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.

[imp. & p. p. Flamed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flaming.]

The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it flame again.

- Shak.

To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.

He flamed with indignation.

- Macaulay.

v. t.

To kindle; to inflame; to excite.

And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly.

- Spenser.

Related Words

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