Ignition

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The raising of a substance to its ignition point, as by electric current, friction, or mechanical shock.
  • n. An electrical system, typically powered by a battery or magneto, that provides the spark to ignite the fuel mixture in an internal-combustion engine.
  • n. A switch that activates this system.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of igniting.
  • n. The initiation of combustion.
  • n. A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.
  • n. The state of being ignited or kindled.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.
  • n. Means of igniting; provision for firing.
  • n. The state of being ignited; a burning.
  • n. In chem., the process of roasting or intensely heating a substance.
  • n. In internal-combustion motors, the setting fire to the mixture of air and hydrocarbon vapor in the cylinder, so that the air shall expand and increase its pressure and perform the work required.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
  • n. the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
  • n. the act of setting something on fire
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mechanism    burning    combustion   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    combustion    detonation    igniter    fuse    heater    generator    starter    electrical    relay    voltage