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IGNITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of setting something on fire
Synonyms:
firing; ignition; inflammation; kindling; lighting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ignition" is a kind of...):
burning; combustion (the act of burning something)
Derivation:
ignite (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)
ignite (start to burn or burst into flames)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
Synonyms:
ignition; ignition system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ignition" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Meronyms (parts of "ignition"):
distributer; distributor; electrical distributor (electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence)
ignition coil (an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs)
ignition switch (switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter)
magneto; magnetoelectric machine (a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine)
spark coil (an induction coil used to create sparks)
spark gap (a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them)
plug; spark plug; sparking plug (electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark)
Holonyms ("ignition" is a part of...):
electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The process of initiating combustion or catching fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("ignition" is a kind of...):
fire; flame; flaming (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ignition"):
spontaneous combustion (ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process)
Derivation:
ignite (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)
