ignition
ig ni shuhn
- 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
- Other accomplishments included reductions of fire hazard (oil requires higher temperature than gasoline for ignition) and radio interference (by the electrical wires of the .
- Thoughtfully, they had turned off the ignition, so that the giant did not catch fire.
- It was a leaking, piston-burning, plug-fouling nightmare of a motor that required absolute devotion to things like ignition timing, fuel octane and rpm limits, less the whole .