Ignition

//ɪɡˈnɪʃən//

Synonyms for "ignition" (83 found)

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Closest matches (17)

Noun(1 words)
inflammation

Strong matches (25)

Noun(1 words)
firing

Related words (41)

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Translations

64 translations across 24 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • възпламеняване noun (the act of igniting)
  • запалване noun (initiation of combustion)
  • запалване noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)
  • пламване noun (the act of igniting)

Catalan

1 entries
  • ignició noun (the act of igniting)

Czech

4 entries
  • vznícení noun (the act of igniting)
  • vzplanutí noun (the act of igniting)
  • vzplanutí noun (initiation of combustion)
  • zapalování noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)

Finnish

4 entries
  • syttyminen noun (initiation of combustion)
  • sytyttäminen noun (the act of igniting)
  • sytyttäminen noun (initiation of combustion)
  • sytytys noun (the act of igniting)

French

2 entries
  • allumage noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)
  • ignition noun (the act of igniting)

Georgian

3 entries
  • აალება noun (the act of igniting)
  • ანთება noun (the act of igniting)
  • ანთება noun (initiation of combustion)

German

4 entries
  • Zündung noun (the act of igniting)
  • Zündung noun (initiation of combustion)
  • Zündung noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)
  • Zündung noun (key receptacle for starting a vehicle)

Greek

3 entries
  • ανάφλεξη noun (the act of igniting)
  • ανάφλεξη noun (initiation of combustion)
  • ανάφλεξη noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • gyújtás noun (initiation of combustion)
  • gyújtás noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)

Irish

1 entries
  • adhaint noun (the act of igniting)

Italian

4 entries
  • accensione noun (the act of igniting)
  • accensione noun (initiation of combustion)
  • blocchetto noun (key receptacle for starting a vehicle)
  • ignizione noun (the act of igniting)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 点火 noun (the act of igniting)
  • 点火装置 noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)
  • 発火 noun (the act of igniting)

Latin

2 entries
  • ignitio noun (the act of igniting)
  • ignitio noun (initiation of combustion)

Malay

1 entries
  • penyalaan noun (the act of igniting)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • асаалт noun (the act of igniting)
  • ᠠᠰᠠᠭᠠᠯᠲᠠ noun (the act of igniting)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • tenning noun (the act of igniting)
  • tenning noun (initiation of combustion)
  • tenning noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • tenning noun (the act of igniting)
  • tenning noun (initiation of combustion)
  • tenning noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)

Polish

4 entries
  • stacyjka noun (key receptacle for starting a vehicle)
  • zapłon noun (initiation of combustion)
  • zapłon noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)
  • zapłonięcie noun (the act of igniting)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ignição noun (the act of igniting)
  • ignição noun (initiation of combustion)
  • ignição noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)
  • partida noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)

Romanian

1 entries
  • contact noun (key receptacle for starting a vehicle)

Russian

2 entries
  • зажига́ние noun (the act of igniting)
  • зажига́ние noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • adhnaidh noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)

Spanish

3 entries
  • encendido noun (initiation of combustion)
  • encendido noun (system for activating combustion in an engine)
  • ignición noun (the act of igniting)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • duop noun (initiation of combustion)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Tom tried to put the key in the ignition.

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Turn on the ignition.

Source: tatoeba (2269022)

Tom put the key in the ignition.

Source: tatoeba (2541213)

Tom left his keys in the ignition.

Source: tatoeba (2821232)

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