About The Word Ignition

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Ignition

Ignition Meaning & Definition
Ignition Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ignition?

[n] the act of setting on fire or catching fire
[n] the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
[n] the process of initiating combustion

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ignition: firing | ignition system | inflammation | kindling | lighting

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ignition: altitude peak | automatic control | backfire | balefire | beacon | beacon fire | blast-off | blaze | bonfire | burn | burning ghat | burnout | campfire | ceiling | cheerful fire | combustion | conflagration | corposant | cozy fire | crackling fire | crematory | death fire | descent | end of burning | fen fire | fire | firing | flame | flammation | flashing point | flicker | flickering flame | flight | forest fire | fox fire | funeral pyre | ignis fatuus | impact | inflammation | ingle | kindling | lambent flame | launch | lift-off | lighting | lighting up | marshfire | open fire | prairie fire | pyre | raging fire | rocket launching | sea of flames | sheet of fire | shoot | shot | signal beacon | smudge fire | three-alarm fire | trajectory | two-alarm fire | velocity peak | watch fire | wildfire | witch fire

See Also | action | activity | burning | combustion | distributer | distributor | electrical distributor | electrical system | ignition coil | ignition switch | magneto | magnetoelectric machine | mechanism | natural action | natural process | plug | spark coil | spark gap | spark plug | sparking plug | spontaneous combustion

Ignition In Webster's Dictionary

\Ig*ni"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ignition.] 1. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire. 2. The state of being ignited or kindled. --Sir T. Browne.

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