ignition point

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. autoignition point.

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ignition point Scientific  

/ ĭg-nĭsh′ən /

1. The minimum temperature at which a substance will continue to burn on its own without the application of additional external heat.

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Etymology

Origin of ignition point

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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ignition point

Between now and that next ignition point, however, “there’s likely to be plenty of noise: false starts, short squeezes and periodic bouts of liquidation,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025

Attorneys suing the company told The Times that the distance from the suspected ignition point made that an unlikely cause for the fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025

It will be the closest area to the ignition point that sustains the most damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025

A crucial reason why the fire killed so many — at least 106 victims, and almost certainly more — is because the ignition point was in a residential neighborhood, not miles away in the wilderness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2023

Tonight, like an inferno burning outward in all directions from a single ignition point, the news that Lincoln had been shot spread from Ford’s in an ever-widening circle.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson