fire point

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. the lowest temperature at which a volatile liquid, after its vapors have been ignited, will give off vapors at a rate sufficient to sustain combustion.

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Example Sentences

He said although the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, photos and videos of the early moments of the fire point to electrical equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

Cost.—As to the cost of a practical system of fire protection, better and safer building from the fire point of view means better and more valuable structures of longer life from the economic aspect.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various