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ignition

[ig-nish-uhn]

noun

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

  2. a means or device for igniting.

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



ignition

/ ɪɡˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act or process of initiating combustion

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

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • reignition noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ignition1

1605–15; Medieval Latin īپō- (stem of īپō ) a setting on fire. See ignite, -ion
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He was arrested in his family’s Norco home, around 20 miles from the ignition site, Sept. 10.

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Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing and have not concluded that Edison’s equipment sparked the blaze, Pizarro said, but investigators have not identified any other possible sources of ignition.

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The other idle transmission tower, known as M16T1, or Tower 208 and located at the suspected point of ignition, was removed on Wednesday.

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It said when “homes are constructed using the latest building and energy codes along with the best science related to wildfire home ignitions … the neighborhood and individual property owners will increase their insurability.”

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He added that, while the fire ignition source was unknown, "it certainly does seem to be an oxygen-fed fire".

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