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

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

The video, taken less than a mile from the suspected ignition point of the fire, shows the strong winds whipping through the area, and in the distance light flashing on the dark hillside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

By 10:43 p.m., there are two staging locations: New York staging, just south of the ignition point, and Baldwin staging on the eastern front.

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