ignition

English

Etymology

From French ignition

Pronunciation

enPR: ĭgnĭ'shən, IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/
Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

ignition (countable and uncountable, plural ignitions)

The act of igniting.
The initiation of combustion.
A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
Receptacle for a key used to start the engine in a vehicle.

Derived terms

ignition temperature
false ignition

Translations

the act of igniting

Bulgarian: пламване (bg) (plamvane), възпламеняване n (vǎzplamenjavane)
Czech: vzplanutí n, vznícení n
Finnish: sytyttäminen (fi), sytytys (fi)
French: ignition (fr) f
Greek: ανάφλεξη (el) f (anáflexi)
Irish: adhaint f
Italian: ignizione (it) f, accensione (it) f
Latin: ignitio f

Malay: penyalaan
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tenning m or f

Nynorsk: tenning f
Polish: zapłon (pl) m inan
Portuguese: ignição (pt) f
Russian: зажига́ние (ru) n (zažigánije)

initiation of combustion

Bulgarian: запалване n (zapalvane)
Czech: vzplanutí n
Finnish: sytyttäminen (fi) (act), syttyminen (instance)
German: Zündung (de) f
Greek: ανάφλεξη (el) f (anáflexi)
Hungarian: gyújtás (hu)
Italian: ignizione (it) f, accensione (it) f
Latin: ignitio f

Norwegian:
Bokmål: tenning m or f

Nynorsk: tenning f
Polish: zapłon (pl) m inan
Portuguese: ignição (pt) f
Spanish: encendido (es) m
Tagalog: duop

system for activating combustion in an engine

Bulgarian: запалване n (zapalvane)
Czech: zapalování n
Finnish: sytytys (fi)
French: allumage (fr) m
German: Zündung (de) f
Greek: ανάφλεξη (el) f (anáflexi)
Hungarian: gyújtás (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tenning m or f

Nynorsk: tenning f

Polish: zapłon (pl) m inan
Portuguese: partida (pt) f, ignição (pt) f
Russian: зажига́ние (ru) n (zažigánije)
Scottish Gaelic: adhnaidh m
Spanish: encendido (es) m

key receptacle for starting a vehicle

Polish: stacyjka (pl) f

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German: ^{(please verify)} Zündung (de) f

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