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ignition

English

Etymology

From French ignition

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ?gn?'sh?n, IPA(key): /???n???n/
  • Rhymes: -???n

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.
  5. (physics) The phenomenon of a thermonuclear fusion reaction becoming self-sustaining and no longer requiring external heating.

Derived terms

Translations

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conflagration

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin c?nflagr?ti? (burning, conflagration).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k?nfl????e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

conflagration (countable and uncountable, plural conflagrations)

  1. A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
    Synonyms: firestorm, inferno
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:conflagration.
  2. (figuratively) A large-scale conflict.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nflagr?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??.fla.??a.sj??/

Noun

conflagration f (plural conflagrations)

  1. (literary) conflagration

See also

  • déflagration

Further reading

  • “conflagration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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