ignition
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ignition/ɪɡˈnɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the action of igniting or the state of being ignited.
- 2 the starting of the combustion of fuel in the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.
'ignition' also found in these Oxford entries:
amyl nitrate
- anti-knock
- cetane number
- compression
- fire
- hot-wire
- ignitron
- magneto
- pre-ignition
- smoke ball
- spontaneous combustion
- timing
