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Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004918

A fire phenomenon where unburned gases and smoke at the ceiling level ignite and rapidly spread across the overhead space. This indicates that the fire is progressing towards flashover, a sudden and rapid transition to a fully involved fire. Rollover is a dangerous precursor that signals an imminent increase in fire intensity and heat.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004918
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial safety
Synonymsflameover
See alsoRollover cable
TranslationsGerman: Rollover; Spanish: ignición súbita; French: embrasement généralisé éclair
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004918",
  "term": "Rollover",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A fire phenomenon where unburned gases and smoke at the ceiling level ignite and rapidly spread across the overhead space. This indicates that the fire is progressing towards flashover, a sudden and rapid transition to a fully involved fire. Rollover is a dangerous precursor that signals an imminent increase in fire intensity and heat.",
  "synonyms": [
    "flameover"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial safety",
  "see_also": [
    "rollover cable"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Rollover",
    "es": "ignición súbita",
    "fr": "embrasement généralisé éclair"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/rollover/"
}

Record 5,324 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.