ignition

[ ig-nish-uhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or fact of igniting; state of being ignited.

  2. a means or device for igniting.

  1. (in an internal-combustion engine) the process that ignites the fuel in the cylinder.

Origin of ignition

1
1605–15; Medieval Latin ignītiōn- (stem of ignītiō) a setting on fire. See ignite, -ion

Other words from ignition

  • re·ig·ni·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ignition

ignition

/ (ɪɡˈnɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of initiating combustion

  2. the process of igniting the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

  1. the ignition the devices used to ignite the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

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