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Traditional English :: ignite
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ignitable.html - v. 1 tr. set fire to; cause to burn. 2 intr. catch fire. 3 tr. Chem. heat to the point of combustion or chemical change. 4 tr. provoke or excite (feelings etc.). ignitable adj. ignitability n. ignitible adj. ignitibility n. [L ignire ignit- f. ignis fire] |
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Traditional English :: igniter
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ignitable.html - n.
1 a device for igniting a fuel mixture in an engine.
2 a device for causing an electric arc. |
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Traditional English :: ignition
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ignitable.html - n. 1 a mechanism for, or the action of, starting the combustion of mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine. 2 the act or an instance of igniting or being ignited. ignition key a key to operate the ignition of a motor vehicle. [F ignition or med.L ignitio (as IGNITE)] |
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Traditional English :: ignitron
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ignitable.html - n.
Electr. a mercury-arc rectifier able to carry large currents. [IGNITE + -TRON] |
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Traditional English :: ignis fatuus
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ignitable.html - n.
(pl. ignes fatui) a will-o'-the-wisp. [mod.L, = foolish fire, because of its erratic movement] |
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Traditional English :: ignite
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ignitable.html - v. 1 tr. set fire to; cause to burn. 2 intr. catch fire. 3 tr. Chem. heat to the point of combustion or chemical change. 4 tr. provoke or excite (feelings etc.). ignitable adj. ignitability n. ignitible adj. ignitibility n. [L ignire ignit- f. ignis fire] |
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