nnoun.processthe process of initiating combustion or catching fireDerivationally Related Form:ignite
Hypernyms:fire flame flaming
Inherited Hypernyms:ignitionfirecombustionoxidationchemical reactionchemical processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:spontaneous combustion
Full Hyponyms:spontaneous combustion
nnoun.artifactthe mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engineSynset:ignition system
Part Holonyms:electrical system
Hypernyms:mechanism
Inherited Hypernyms:ignitionmechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:distributer distributor electrical distributor ignition coil ignition switch magneto magnetoelectric machine spark coil spark gap plug spark plug sparking plug
nnoun.actthe act of setting something on fireSynset:firing inflammation kindling lighting
Derivationally Related Form:igniteinflamekindle
Hypernyms:burning combustion
Inherited Hypernyms:ignitionburningchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity