ignition
pronunciation
How to pronounce ignition in British English:
UK [ɪgˈnɪʃn]
How to pronounce ignition in American English:
US [ɪɡˈnɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the process of initiating combustion
- the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
- the act of setting on fire or catching fire
Word Origin
- ignition (n.)
- 1610s, "act of heating to the point of combustion," from French ignition (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin ignitionem (nominative ignitio), from Latin ignire "set on fire," from ignis "fire" (see igneous). Meaning "means of sparking an internal combustion engine" is from 1881.
Example
- 1. He cranked the ignition , switched on his headlights .
- 2. This air is guided and diffused by static blades to allow for easier ignition when it mixed with fuel and ignited in a combustion chamber .
- 3. If it is too dark to see what you are doing , use a flashlight rather than pulling the fireworks closer to see the ignition point .
- 4. Wrench jockeys : undergrads tinker with a prototype laser ignition system on an industrial caterpillar engine .
- 5. This provides the added advantage of not having to build an ignition system into the rocket .