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ignition en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• ĭgnĭ'shən
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís Proto-Italic *engʷnis Latin ignis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ignio Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ignītiōlbor. English ignition Learned borrowing from Latin ignītiō. By surface analysis, ignite + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of igniting.
2. (countable, uncountable) The initiation of combustion.
3. (countable, uncountable) A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
4. (countable, uncountable) Receptacle for a key used to start the engine in a vehicle.
   • Put the key in the ignition and turn in right.
5. (countable, uncountable) The phenomenon of a thermonuclear fusion reaction becoming self-sustaining and no longer requiring external heating.

Forms

Deriveds

ignition timing · ignition tube test (Expressions) · entry ignition engine (Expressions) · basic ignition timing · false ignition (Expressions) · ignition temperature (Expressions) · autoignition · ignition coil (Expressions) · ignition key (Expressions) · dynamic ignition timing · preignition · reignition · ignition interlock (Expressions)

Relateds

ignite

Synonyms

inflammation

Translations (64)

ka აალება (the act of igniting) · fi sytytys (system for activating combustion in an engine) · ja 点火 (the act of igniting) · pl stacyjka (key receptacle for starting a vehicle) · fi syttyminen (initiation of combustion) · hu gyújtás (initiation of combustion) · nb tenning (system for activating combustion in an engine) · ms penyalaan (the act of igniting) · de Zündung (key receptacle for starting a vehicle) · nn tenning (the act of igniting) · hu gyújtás (system for activating combustion in an engine) · cs vzplanutí (the act of igniting) · nn tenning (system for activating combustion in an engine) · bg възпламеняване (the act of igniting) · bg пламване (the act of igniting) · ka ანთება (the act of igniting) · pl zapłon (initiation of combustion) · pt ignição (initiation of combustion) · bg запалване (initiation of combustion) · tl duop (initiation of combustion) · el ανάφλεξη (system for activating combustion in an engine) · it ignizione (initiation of combustion) · fi sytytys (the act of igniting) · de Zündung (initiation of combustion) · ga adhaint (the act of igniting) · nn tenning (initiation of combustion) · el ανάφλεξη (the act of igniting) · ru зажига́ние (the act of igniting) · ka ანთება (initiation of combustion) · it accensione (initiation of combustion) · fi sytyttäminen (initiation of combustion) · la ignitio (the act of igniting) · cs zapalování (system for activating combustion in an engine) · mn асаалт (the act of igniting) · it blocchetto (key receptacle for starting a vehicle) · pt ignição (system for activating combustion in an engine) · es encendido (system for activating combustion in an engine) · ja 点火装置 (system for activating combustion in an engine) · pt partida (system for activating combustion in an engine) · de Zündung (the act of igniting) · de Zündung (system for activating combustion in an engine) · es encendido (initiation of combustion) · el ανάφλεξη (initiation of combustion) · bg запалване (system for activating combustion in an engine) · nb tenning (the act of igniting) · gd adhnaidh (system for activating combustion in an engine) · la ignitio (initiation of combustion) · es ignición (the act of igniting) · pl zapłonięcie (the act of igniting) · pl zapłon (system for activating combustion in an engine) · ro contact (key receptacle for starting a vehicle) · cs vzplanutí (initiation of combustion) · fr allumage (system for activating combustion in an engine) · mn ᠠᠰᠠᠭᠠᠯᠲᠠ (the act of igniting) · fi sytyttäminen (the act of igniting) · it ignizione (the act of igniting) · nb tenning (initiation of combustion) · ru зажига́ние (system for activating combustion in an engine) · it accensione (the act of igniting) · ja 発火 (the act of igniting) · cs vznícení (the act of igniting) · ca ignició (the act of igniting) · pt ignição (the act of igniting) · fr ignition (the act of igniting)