Related Terms. Common boundary where direct contact between two different cultures, devices, entities, environments, systems, etc., occurs, and where energy, information, and/or material is exchanged. An electrical outlet or a telephone jack a common example of device interface.
Definition. Gas that at ambient temperature and pressure forms a flammable mixture with air at a concentration of 12 percent (or less) by volume.efinition. Gas that at ambient temperature and pressure forms a flammable mixture with air at a concentration of 12 percent (or less) by volume.
Air is mostly nitrogen, which is not flammable. Nitrogen is also non-reactive in general, so it doesn't support the combustion of other materials, either. After nitrogen, the most abundant gas in our air is oxygen. Here's where it gets complicated: Oxygen is also not flammable, but it is a high-energy gas that very readily oxidizes other materials. For something to burn, the reaction requires a fuel (the thing that burns) and an oxidizer like oxygen. Without the fuel, though, no combustion will take place no matter how high the concentration of oxygen is. Since air itself is not flammable, it is not a fuel and will not combust, spontaneously or otherwise.