'Flash point' definitions:
Definition of 'flash point'
From: WordNet
noun
Point at which something is ready to blow up [syn: flash point, flashpoint]
noun
The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air [syn: flash point, flashpoint]
Definition of 'Flash point'
From: GCIDE
- Flash point \Flash" point`\, n.
- 1. the lowest temperature at which the vapors given off by a volatile liquid exposed to air will burst into flame when approached by a flame. Also called flashing point. [PJC]
- 2. That point in time or that degree of provocation at which someone will suddenly begin to act vigorously; -- often used in reference to angry reactions. [PJC]
Definition of 'flash point'
From: GCIDE
- Flashing \Flash"ing\, n.
- 1. (Engineering) The creation of an artificial flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Glass Making) (a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated. (b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- Flashing point (Chem.), that degree of temperature at which a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a flashing point of 100[deg] F. is regarded as a fairly safe standard. The burning point of the oil is usually from ten to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor. Usually called flash point. [1913 Webster]