ignition

[ ig-nish-uh n ]

/ ɪgˈnɪʃ ən /

noun

the act or fact of igniting; state of being ignited.

a means or device for igniting.

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

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Origin of ignition

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ignition

re·ig·ni·tion, noun

Words nearby ignition

ignimbrite, ignipuncture, ignis fatuus, ignite, igniter, ignition, ignition coil, ignition interlock, ignition key, ignition point, ignition system

British Dictionary definitions for reignition

ignition

/ (ɪɡˈnɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of initiating combustion

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

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

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