ignition
IPA: ɪgnˈɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of igniting.
- The initiation of combustion.
- (automotive, mechanical engineering) A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
- (automotive) Receptacle for a key used to start the engine in a vehicle.
- (physics) The phenomenon of a thermonuclear fusion reaction becoming self-sustaining and no longer requiring external heating.
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Examples of "ignition" in Sentences
- It's nearly simultaneous with the ignition of the engines.
- The fire was reportedly the result of an accidental ignition.
- The ignition source was a folded rim on the inside of the gun.
- The boosters were the ignition source used to fire the big guns.
- The Ignition system is used to ignite the fuel air mixture in the engine.
- So, perfect deduction of the environmental disaster now in ignition may be impossible.
- The Grandcamp explosion destroyed the Monsanto Chemical Company plant and resulted in ignition of refineries and chemical tanks on the waterfront.
- They don't seem to make em with anything but plastic stocks, but I think the electric spark ignition is such a great idea, I'd love to try it out.
- Examples of prolonged human combustion are, admittedly, rare but this should not be taken as evidence that an unusual source of ignition is involved.
- Moreover, many fire scientists dismiss "ignition" -- whether natural, accidental, or deliberate -- as a relatively trivial factor in their equations.
- As I noted in an earlier post, a keyed ignition is far more effective at turning off a runaway engine than a new high-tech keyless engine, not to mention safer.
- Livermore physicists have said they hope to reach "ignition" - generating as much fusion energy as is contained in the laser pulse - at a laser energy of 1.2 to 1.3 megajoules, well short of NIF's 1. 8-megajoule capacity.