Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flash_point

2 senses of flash point

Sense 1
flash point, flashpoint -- (point at which something is ready to blow up)
       => criticality -- (a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining)

Sense 2
flash point, flashpoint -- (the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air)
       => temperature -- (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))