In a sentence
Six example sentences with ignition, each labelled with its topic.
A single spark across the gap caused ignition, and the methane flame climbed the tube in under a second.
Science
The rocket company delayed ignition twice while a valve reading drifted, then lit the engines on the third countdown.
Startups
Dry lightning brought ignition to the ridge at dusk, and by dawn smoke had filled the whole valley.
Environment
The old gas stove needs three clicks before ignition, and then the blue ring finally settles under the pan.
Cooking
A diesel engine achieves ignition by compression alone, because the squeezed air grows hot enough to light the fuel.
Technology
Before friction matches, ignition meant striking flint against steel and coaxing the sparks into a nest of dry tinder.
History
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