igniter

«igniter» in Mova's school dictionary: A device or part that starts a fire or makes a fuel catch… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an igniter, igniters; also spelled ignitor)

meaning for a pupil

1) A device or part that starts a fire or makes a fuel catch light, such as the clicker on a gas cooker or barbecue. tree →

2) A small substance or charge that sets off a bigger burning, as in rockets and fireworks. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and safety lessons, an igniter is what gives the spark or heat to start burning: gas hobs, boilers, lighters, rocket motors. Safety: only adults should use igniters and lighters; never play with them. Phrases: spark igniter, gas igniter, the igniter is broken.

examples

• The igniter on the barbecue clicks and makes a spark. tree →
• Our gas cooker has an igniter, so we don't need matches. tree →
• The rocket's igniter lit the fuel and it whooshed into the sky. tree →
• The boiler would not start because the igniter was broken. tree →
• Never play with lighters or igniters. tree →
• The model rocket kit came with a small electric igniter. tree →

note

Verb: «ignite» (to catch or set on fire); noun: «ignition». Both spellings «igniter» and «ignitor» are used. In science: burning needs fuel, oxygen and heat — the igniter supplies the heat (the fire triangle).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «igniter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.