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ignition

(ɪgnɪʃən)
Word forms: plural ignitions
1. variable noun
In a car engine, the ignition is the part where the fuel is ignited.
The device automatically disconnects the ignition.
2. singular noun
Inside a car, the ignition is the part where you turn the key so that the engine starts.
3. uncountable noun
Ignition is the process of something starting to burn.
The ignition of methane gas killed eight men. [+ of]

ignition in British English

(ɪɡˈnɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the act or process of initiating combustion
2. 
the process of igniting the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
3.  the ignition

ignition in American English

(ɪgˈnɪʃən)
noun
1. 
a setting on fire or catching on fire
2. 
the means by which a thing is ignited
3. 
in an internal-combustion engine,
a. 
the igniting of the explosive mixture in the cylinder
b. 
the device or system for doing this; esp. the key-operated switch
4.  Chemistry
the heating of a compound or mixture to the point of complete combustion, complete chemical change, or complete removal of volatile material
adjective
5. 
designating certain parts of an engine causing ignition
Word origin
ModL (Paracelsus) ignitio < L ignitus: see ignite

ignition in Automotive Engineering 1

(ɪgnɪʃən)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Lighting and electrical/electronic systems)
Ignition is the process of making the fuel start to burn in an engine so that a vehicle can start to move.
A massive explosion accompanies the ignition of refined gasoline or fuel oil.
Ignition of the compressed fuel mixture takes place when the spark flame reaches it.
Compression ignition engines are more efficient than engines started by spark ignition.
pre-ignition, ignition coil, ignition timing

ignition in Automotive Engineering 2

(ɪgnɪʃən)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Lighting and electrical/electronic systems)
In a car engine, the ignition is the part where the fuel is ignited.
The device automatically disconnects the ignition.
She pulled over to the side of the road, and switched off the ignition.
When you lock up your car, the ignition shuts off and the hood locks.

ignition in Automotive Engineering 3

(ɪgnɪʃən)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Lighting and electrical/electronic systems)
Inside a car, the ignition is the part where you turn the key so that the engine starts.
Abruptly he turned the ignition key and started the engine.
You should never leave the keys of your car in the ignition.
She pulled her car key out of her pocket and reached forward to put it in the ignition.

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Examples of 'ignition' in a sentence
ignition

The sensors could be in the steering wheel or on an ignition button.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
 Turn the ignition key and the real drama unfolds.
The Sun (2010)
But he knocked into a cooker ignition switch.
The Sun (2012)
The ignition key is in the glove box.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The ignition button looked like a doorbell.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Or a surge of high voltage as you turn on the ignition.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It lets parents insert keys into the ignition where they can be programmed with customised restrictions.
The Sun (2012)
He turns the key in the ignition.
Alexander Masters STUART: A Life Backwards (2005)
Found it by the roadside with the keys in the ignition?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The ignition had been switched on but by the time they were discovered the car engine had stopped running.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was clear before any of us turned the ignition key that most of the lunacy would be road based.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He added that drivers should not turn on the ignition if they had filled the tank with the wrong fuel.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To go faster than that you have to stop and insert your ignition key into a slot on the floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He jumped into the car, put the key in the ignition.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
You turn the ignition key and a dashboard light tells you it's on.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When he turned off the ignition, the motorcycle exploded.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The keys are in the ignition and the engine is running, but no sign of the driver.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The company said last month that it was recalling 1.6 million vehicles amid concerns about a defective ignition switch.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I pressed the ignition switch, and the engine stopped.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The missing man is Wales's ignition switch.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
After I turn off the ignition, the engine fires up normally.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I had to be careful how I turned the key in the car ignition.
Christianity Today (2000)

In other languages
ignition

British English: ignition /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/ NOUN
In a car, the ignition is the mechanism which lights the fuel and starts the engine, usually operated by turning a key.
He put the key in the ignition.
  • American English: ignition
  • Arabic: إِشْتِعَالٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ignição
  • Chinese: 点火
  • Croatian: paljenje
  • Czech: zapalování auto
  • Danish: antændelse
  • Dutch: ontsteking in auto
  • European Spanish: encendido
  • Finnish: sytytys
  • French: allumage
  • German: Zündung
  • Greek: ανάφλεξη
  • Italian: accensione
  • Japanese: 点火装置
  • Korean: 점화
  • Norwegian: tenning
  • Polish: zapłon
  • European Portuguese: ignição
  • Romanian: contactauto
  • Russian: зажигание
  • Latin American Spanish: encendido
  • Swedish: tändning
  • Thai: กระบวนการเผาไหม้ของเครื่องยนต์
  • Turkish: ateşleme
  • Ukrainian: запалювання
  • Vietnamese: bộ phận đánh lửa

All related terms of 'ignition'

ignition coil
an induction coil that supplies the high voltage to the sparking plugs of an internal-combustion engine
ignition key
the key used in a motor vehicle to turn the switch that connects the battery to the ignition system and other electrical devices
pre-ignition
ignition of all or part of the explosive charge in an internal-combustion engine before the exact instant necessary for correct operation
self-ignition
the spontaneous combustion or ignition of something without any external spark or flame
the ignition
the devices used to ignite the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
ignition point
Chemistry See autoignition point Also called : ignition temperature
ignition source
An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion .
ignition switch
(on a vehicle) the part that sets the process of ignition in motion once the ignition key is turned; also a button used for the same purpose
ignition system
the system in an internal-combustion engine that produces the spark to ignite the mixture of fuel and air: includes the battery , ignition coil , distributor , spark plugs , and associated switches and wiring
ignition timing
Ignition timing is the timing of the spark relative to the piston top dead center in a spark ignition engine.
retarded ignition
late ignition , which may cause the engine to under-perform
electronic ignition
any system that uses an electronic circuit to supply the voltage to the sparking plugs of an internal-combustion engine
spark ignition engine
A spark ignition engine is an engine running on the Otto cycle .
compression-ignition engine
a type of internal-combustion engine , such as a diesel , in which ignition occurs as a result of the rise in temperature caused by compression of the mixture in the cylinder
autoignition point
the minimum temperature at which a substance will undergo spontaneous combustion
homogeneous charge compression ignition
a form of internal combustion in which fuel and air are compressed until ignition occurs
CI engine
A CI engine is an engine in which the fuel charge is ignited by the heat of compression .

Chinese translation of 'ignition'

ignition

(ɪɡˈnɪʃən) (Aut)

n

  1. (u) (= process) 发(發)火 (fāhuǒ)
  2. (c) (= mechanism) 发(發)火装(裝)置 (fāhuǒ zhuāngzhì)
    turn the ignition on/off 开(開)/关(關)点(點)火装(裝)置 (kāi/guān diǎnhuǒ zhuāngzhì)
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