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ignition point

American  

noun

Chemistry.
  1. autoignition point.


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.


Etymology

Origin of ignition point

First recorded in 1885–90


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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

The area was about 2½ miles from the fire’s ignition point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 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

Fire officials to the west, south and east of the ignition point begin reporting heavy rain of embers and spot fires below the hillside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025

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

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