[ɪɡˈnɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action of setting something on fire or starting to burn
(e.g: three minutes after ignition, the flames were still growing)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (denoting the heating of a substance to the point of combustion or chemical change): from medieval Latin ignitio(n-), from the verb ignire ‘set on fire’ (see ignite)