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Ignition vs Flaming - What's the difference?

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Ignition is a related term of flaming.


As nouns the difference between ignition and flaming

is that ignition is the act of igniting while flaming is sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

As an adjective flaming is

on fire with visible flames.

As a verb flaming is

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ignition

English

(wikipedia ignition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of igniting.
  • The initiation of combustion.
  • A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.

    • Derived terms

    * ignition temperature * false ignition

    flaming

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • On fire with visible flames.
    • The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
  • (colloquial) Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.
    • To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
  • (British, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
    • I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * flame war * flame bait

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame
  • (internet slang) vitriolic criticism
    • You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
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