| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Excess air | Mining | In practice, complete combustion cannot be obtained without slightly more air than is theoretically necessary. The amount of this excess air varies with the design and mechanical condition of the appliance, but ranges from15% upward. (references) | |
| Excess air | Physics | The amount of air which must be used to achieve complete combustion over and above the exact quantity theoretically necessary for combustion. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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