compression ignition

noun

ignition of engine fuel by the heat of air compressed in the cylinders into which the fuel is introduced.

Origin of compression ignition

First recorded in 1925–30

OTHER WORDS FROM compression ignition

com·pres·sion-ig·ni·tion, adjective

Words nearby compression ignition

compressed air, compressed speech, compressibility, compression, compression cyanosis, compression ignition, compression molding, compression paralysis, compression ratio, compression syndrome, compression wave