ignition : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ignition	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ignition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ignition n the process of initiating combustion or catching fire the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine Synonym(s): ignition, ignition system the act of setting something on fire Synonym(s): ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ignition \Ig*ni"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ignition.] 1. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire. 2. The state of being ignited or kindled. --Sir T. Browne.