ignition

[ ig-nish-uh n ]

/ ɪgˈnɪʃ ən /

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

a means or device for igniting.

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

Origin of ignition

1605–15; Medieval Latin ignītiōn- (stem of ignītiō) a setting on fire. See ignite, -ion

re·ig·ni·tion, noun

So, I took the keys out of the ignition and hid them under my passenger seat.

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“Goode reached for the ignition, started the vehicle,” the report says.

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Received more than 260 complaints about an ignition switch fault in General Motors cars linked to at least a dozen deaths.

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Take, for example, the surprise cameo by R. Kelly, who sang part of—wait for it—“Ignition (Remix).”

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Boeing claims to have eliminated the risk of combustion, but not ignition.

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When these are present the residue in the ignition tube becomes dark on cooling.

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Another was trying to discover a defect in his ignition system, and others were oiling, fixing or warming up their motors.

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Back came the startling information from both the fore and after motor-rooms: the ignition had failed.

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First look over the ignition system and spark plug for trouble, and also make sure that the carburetor is receiving fuel.

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Without a moment's delay Barcroft switched off the ignition and commenced a volplane.

Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. |Percy F. Westerman

ignition

/ (ɪɡˈnɪʃən) /

the act or process of initiating combustion

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

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