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

3 senses of ignition

Sense 1
ignition -- (the process of initiating combustion or catching fire)
       => fire, flame, flaming -- (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries")

Sense 2
ignition, ignition system -- (the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine)
       => mechanism -- (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Sense 3
ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation -- (the act of setting something on fire)
       => burning, combustion -- (the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance")