ignition

Etymology

From French ignition.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭgnĭ'shən, IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

ignition (countable and uncountable, plural ignitions)

1. The act of igniting.
2. The initiation of combustion.
3. (automotive, mechanical engineering) A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
4. (automotive) Receptacle for a key used to start the engine in a vehicle.

   Put the key in the ignition and turn in right.

5. (physics) The phenomenon of a thermonuclear fusion reaction becoming self-sustaining and no longer requiring external heating.
   English Wikipedia has an article on:

   fusion ignition

   Wikipedia

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ignitiōnem (“combustion, ignition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ɲi.sjɔ̃/
• Hyphenation: ig‧ni‧tion

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ignition f (plural ignitions)

1. ignition

Further reading

• “ignition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.