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ignition

[ ig-nish-uhn ]

noun

  1. the act or fact of igniting; state of being ignited.
  2. a means or device for igniting.
  3. (in an internal-combustion engine) the process that ignites the fuel in the cylinder.


ignition

/ ɪɡˈ²Ôɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act or process of initiating combustion
  2. the process of igniting the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
  3. the ignition
    the devices used to ignite the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ignition1

1605–15; Medieval Latin ¾±²µ²ÔÄ«³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ¾±²µ²ÔÄ«³Ù¾±Å ) a setting on fire. See ignite, -ion
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Although the utility called the statement a misunderstanding, attorneys called it a “massive cover-up†intended “to conceal from the public that its electrical equipment was the source of several additional ignitions of the Palisades Fire.â€

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Company records uncovered by The Times show that Edison knew some of its towers at and near the likely ignition point were fire hazards.

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A Times investigation has found Edison knew that some of its towers at and near the likely ignition point were fire hazards.

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Once she is allowed to return behind the wheel, she will be placed under five years of supervised probation with an ignition interlock device, with the potential of three years of unsupervised probation.

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“It’s a community ignition and community structure problem,†said longtime fire scientist Jack Cohen.

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