Synonyms for ignition
ɪgˈnɪʃ ənig·ni·tion

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1. ignitionnoun

   the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

   Synonyms:
   firing, kindling, ignition system, lighting, inflammation

2. ignition, ignition systemnoun

   the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

   Synonyms:
   firing, kindling, ignition system, lighting, inflammation

3. ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammationnoun

   the act of setting something on fire

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, fervor, firing, light, liberation, tinder, redness, firing off, dismission, touchwood, sack, discharge, release, excitement, spunk, sacking, excitation, ignition system, lighting, kindling, inflammation, rubor, punk, inflaming, fervour, fire

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1. • Fire
   • Mechanism

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1. List of paraphrases for "ignition":

   inflammation, power-on, powerup, contact, power-up, lit, power, igniter, flammability, ig, switching, illumination, touch

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1. Bud Zaouk:

   Unlike the alcohol ignition interlocks which require you to blow into a devise and are used for convicted drunk drivers, DADSS is a driver assist system that would be seamless, take less than half a second, and use infrared light to measure a driver’s blood alcohol content in the breath or through the fingertips, which is far more reliable.

2. Clarence Ditlow:

   GM consumers got a major victory in their ignition switch lawsuits that were previously barred by the U.S. bankruptcy court.

3. Boulder OEM:

   Xcel Energy has been a very responsive and invaluable partner. At this point, they have inspected all of their lines within the ignition area and found no downed power lines, they did find some compromised communication lines that may have been misidentified as power lines. Typically, communications lines( telephone, cable, internet, etc.) would not be the cause of a fire.

4. Stew Mathews:

   The guy jams the keys in the ignition, turns the car on, jams it (into) drive and mashes the accelerator. He wasn't slowly pulling away. (Tensing) feared for his life. He thought he was going to be sucked under the car that was pulling away from him. He thought he was going to get sucked under and killed.

5. Mike Apicello:

   What people don't realize is while they're setting off fireworks and sparklers in hot, dry heat or wind, that fires can move very quickly, putting their neighborhood directly in threat, look for open, wide spaces to ignite fireworks, and stay away from fire fuels such as grass, which in this type of heat, cure out really fast. And with the high winds, all it takes is an ignition, even in an urban environment. A bottle rocket on a shake roof would ignite a fire very rapidly.