The act of igniting. / The initiation of combustion. / (automotive, mechanical engineering) A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.

plural of ignition

simple past tense and past participle of ignite

present participle of ignite

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ignite

(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something) / (transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger / (intransitive) to commence burning.

Capable of being ignited; able to burn.

plural of igniter

ignitability

Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive