autoignite en · VERB
Etymology
From auto- + ignite.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To ignite spontaneously.
Ideally, for GCI a premixed charge of gasoline and air is inducted into an engine with a sufficiently high compression ratio to allow the entire cylinder contents to autoignite in rapid succession.
2015, David Crolla, Encyclopedia of Automotive Engineering:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| autoignites | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| autoigniting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| autoignited | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| autoignited | Tense=Past | lexicographic |