act of igniting or causing to burn; state of catching fire
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Ignition Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The state of being ignited or kindled.
The state of being ignited or kindled.
(n.)
The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.
ignition
ignitor \ig*nit"or\ (?), n. one who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like. [written also igniter.]
similar words(9)
ignition coil
ignition system
ignition switch
ignition lock
ignition key
electric ignition
lead of the ignition
flame ignition
tube ignition
Cynne = n. ignition, burning
Trylosg = n. thorough ignition
Ufelyddiad = n. ignition
Noun
1. the process of initiating combustion
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(hyponym) spontaneous combustion
(derivation) ignite, light
2. the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
(synonym) ignition system
(hypernym) mechanism
(part-holonym) electrical system
(part-meronym) distributor, distributer, electrical distributor
3. the act of setting on fire or catching fire
(synonym) firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation
(hypernym) burning, combustion
(derivation) erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
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Ignition may refer to:
- Firelighting, the human act of creating a fire for warmth, cooking and other uses
- Combustion, exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species
- Minimum ignition energy, the minimum amount of energy required to ignite a combustible vapor, gas or dust cloud
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Ignition! is a studio album by Brian Setzer released in 2001. Following fronting a swing orchestra in the 1990s, Ignition! marks Setzer's return to purist rockabilly fronting a trio, named the Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special, in homage to 1968 TV Special of Elvis Presley.
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