ignition
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4.1
- noun
- /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
sistema de encendido
- With that, he flipped the key in the ignition and began the drive back home.
- an ignition system
- spark ignition
- compression ignition
And when we went out in a car, he turned the ignition and Fox News came on.
- And when we went out in a car, he turned the ignition and Fox News came on.
- Well, maybe this person's car, when you turn the ignition is just tripping things in the wrong order.
- But the way that the ignition cycle is on the Priuses, it didn't like it and then it spun the wheels and kicked on the trash control.
- Then I'm sitting down in the seats and I'm pushing the ignition, seeing what starts, putting it in drive, seeing what goes my car this last night.
- They voluntarily took them off the market to avoid government crackdowns and look at G miss disaster with the faulty ignitions.
- Yeah, I think we, we lost her to losing voltage, which runs the MSD box for ignition, and it kept breaking up.
Examples
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Paul inserts the key into the ignition and steps on the gas.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you get into trouble, turn off the ignition, all right?
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So pop your key in again, turn on the ignition without starting the car.
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So they only come on when we have the ignition on, which I think is the correct way.
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A second later, the ignition fired, and the vehicle pulled out.
Fiction book (1995) -
Larry turned his key in the ignition, and the car purred to life.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her husband handed her the sleeping baby with one hand as he flicked the ignition switch with the other.
Fiction book (1994) -
Tyrone turned the key in the ignition but didn't start the engine.
Fiction book (1994) -
Terminator gets into the Bronco, turns the ignition key, and the engine catches with a roar.
Fiction book (1991) -
When you are ready to drive, insert the key and turn the ignition to start the engine.
Synonyms
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6.8
A device in an engine that makes a small electric spark to ignite fuel
4
3.9
Parts that make the spark or heat to light fuel in a car engine
1
5.5
A part in a car engine that turns low battery electricity into high voltage for spark plugs
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, 'fire', and the same root is in ignite. In a car the ignition is the part that makes a small spark to start the engine, so the name links the idea of making 'fire' to starting the engine.