ignition
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3.8
- noun
- /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/
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ignición
- The ignition of the campfire required careful placement of kindling and dry wood.
- thermonuclear ignition
- source of ignition
- ignition temperature
And you know, for a while the scientists at NIF tried really, really hard to get ignition.
- And you know, for a while the scientists at NIF tried really, really hard to get ignition.
- And in these valleys, basically wind keeps whipping through and that pushes the ignition forward to catch something else on fire.
- And when that occurs, then you squeeze the hotspot out and you cannot get to to full ignition.
- So you need a projectile, you need propellant, which is gunpowder, and then you need an ignition source.
- It was designed in with the claim that it would reach ignition, fusion ignition in this pulsed form where the reactions have got over with.
- So, you know, for me, it's like a forest fire when you want to put the forest fire out at, when it's, you know, at ignition or when it's a conflagration, right.
Examples
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The ignition of the fireworks was timed perfectly for the start of the celebration.
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His mother stuck the key in the ignition, then seemed to deflate.
Fiction book (2001) -
Meanwhile, our source of ignition is about 15 feet away.
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Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, ignition.
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Check the point of ignition from the primer.
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Countdown to ignition has begun.
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As a consequence of that that provided a source of ignition, the gas around the rig exploded.
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Keeping her eyes on the bear, Anne Marie feels for the snowmobile ignition keys.
Fiction book (1993) -
The incident was caused by the ignition of a naphtha leak from a joint during fuel changeover.
Academic text (1998) -
The common understanding of coal mine explosions was that they resulted from the ignition of methane gas.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.0
The act of setting something on fire to destroy it
21
5.4
Making something burn, for example starting a bonfire
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3.5
The act of starting a fire
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2.8
The act of burning something on purpose
Starting a fire that makes something burn
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.5
A part in a car engine that turns low battery electricity into high voltage for spark plugs
- Specialized
1
6.6
A device put in a car that prevents the engine from starting if it detects alcohol on the driver's breath
- Specialized
A part in a car that stops the engine from starting without the right key
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ignition comes from the Latin ignis, which means 'fire', and shares the same root as the verb ignite. So ignition is the action of making something catch 'fire', which is why it means the start of burning.