ignition
nounattested in dialogue
- //ɪɡˈnɪʃən//
The act of igniting.
noun
- 1
The act of igniting.
- 2
The initiation of combustion.
- 3
A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
- 4
Receptacle for a key used to start the engine in a vehicle.
Put the key in the ignition and turn in right.
- 5
The phenomenon of a thermonuclear fusion reaction becoming self-sustaining and no longer requiring external heating.
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.
Forms
- plural
- ignitions