Ignition
[ɪg'nɪʃ(ə)n] or [ɪɡ'nɪʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of setting something on fire.
(noun.) the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine.
(noun.) the process of initiating combustion or catching fire.
Edited by Allison--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.
(n.) The state of being ignited or kindled.
Editor: Rosalie
Examples
- These stresses are results of the longitudinal and radial pressures of the gas developed by the ignition and explosion of the powder. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Unless the head of the match is rubbed on the prepared phosphorus coating, ignition does not occur, and accidental fires are avoided. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Magneto ignition first appeared in 1908; previous to that date all ignition had been dependent upon batteries of the ordinary dry-cell variety. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In many respects the mode of their manufacture has been improved, but in principle of composition and ignition they remain the same as Walker's to-day. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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