ignominiousness
- n unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
ignition
- n the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
- n the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
- n the act of setting something on fire
ignition coil
- n an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs
ignition interlock
- n a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
ignition key
- n a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine
ignition lock
- n a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
ignition switch
- n switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter
ignition system
- n the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
ignitor
- n a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
- n a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
ignominy
- n a state of dishonor
suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
ignoratio elenchi
- n the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
igor fyodorovich stravinsky
- n composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971)