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Vocabulary Entry
flash-point
|noun • noun
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N
noun
The temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to ignite.
Example Sentences
"The liquid has a low flash-point."
"Safety rules depend on the fuel's flash-point."
"We measured the flash-point in the lab."
N
noun
A situation or event where conflict or strong emotions suddenly begin.
Example Sentences
"The argument reached a flash-point."
"Tensions in the city had come to a flash-point."
"One remark became the flash-point for the debate."