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View definitions for ignition

ignition

noun as in combustion

noun as in detonation

Weak match

noun as in electricity

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So, I took the keys out of the ignition and hid them under my passenger seat.

Seven years ago, a Chevy Cobalt with a defective ignition switch killed two teenage girls.

The long-running saga surrounding problematic ignition switches for the Chevrolet Cobalt has been an embarrassment for G.M.

Instead, it dithered as faulty ignition switches killed customers.

“Goode reached for the ignition, started the vehicle,” the report says.

Decomposition of cryolite by ignition with carbonate of lime.

He reached for his switches and shut off his ignition, to prevent an explosion when the ship struck.

The regulus of antimony is of a silvery white colour, of a scaly texture, very brittle, and melts soon after ignition.

Iron will also become magnetical by ignition and quenching it in water in the position of the dipping-needle.

The amount of compression of the charge before ignition also has material bearing on the force of the explosion.

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On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ignition, such as: agitation, disturbance, flaming, kindling, oxidization, and tumult.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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