Ignites
[iɡ'naits]
Examples
- The needle gun has in the place of the swinging hammer a rectilinearly sliding bolt, carrying in front a needle which pierces the charge and ignites the fulminate by its friction. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- They are then placed flat over a coal fire until the coating of fat ignites, which may burn as freely as required for great hardness. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The electric spark ignites the compressed mixture and drives the piston to the right. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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