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Ignition may refer to:
Science and technology
edit- Firelighting, the human act of creating a fire for warmth, cooking and other uses
- Combustion, an exothermic chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidant
- Fusion ignition, the point at which a nuclear fusion reaction becomes self-sustaining
- Ignition SCADA, software by Inductive Automation
- Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants, a book by John Drury Clark
Arts and entertainment
edit- Ignition (video game), a top-down racing game for PC published in 1997
- Ignition (2001 film), directed by Yves Simoneau
- Ignition Entertainment, a computer video games company founded in 2002
- Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants, (1972) by John Drury Clark
Music
editAlbums and EPs
edit- Ignition (B1A4 album), 2012
- Ignition (Darude album), 2001
- Ignition (John Waite album), 1982
- Ignition (Mark Boals album), 1998
- Ignition (Nicky Romero album), 2014
- Ignition (The Offspring album), 1992
- Ignition (The Music Machine album)
- Ignition!, album by Brian Setzer, 2001
- Ignition, an album by American rapper X-Raided, 2007
- Ignition (EP), a 2012 EP by Unisonic
Songs
edit- "Ignition", a 2001 song by Nebula from the album Charged
- "Ignition (Remix)", a 2002 song by R. Kelly
- "Ignition", a song by Trivium from the album The Crusade, 2006
- "Ignition", a song by tobyMac from the album Portable Sounds, 2007–08
- "Ignition", a 2013 song by Dutch DJ and producer Nicky Romero.
Vehicles
edit- Ignition system, a method for activating and controlling the combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine.
- Ignition switch, a switch in the control system of a motor vehicle that activates the main electrical systems for the vehicle.
Other uses
edit- Ignition (event), a Burning Man regional event held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
See also
edit- National Ignition Facility, fusion research facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, US
- Ignition coil, an induction coil in an automobile's ignition system that raises the battery's voltage to the levels necessary for a spark to ignite the fuel
- High energy ignition, an electronic ignition system used by General Motors from 1974 to the mid-1980s
- Ignition interlock device, a method for preventing a vehicle's engine starting if a driver is over the legal alcohol limit
- Ignite (disambiguation)
- Flammability limit
- Lower flammable limit