'Igniting' definitions:
Definition of 'Igniting'
From: GCIDE
- Ignite \Ig*nite"\ ([i^]g*n[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignited; p. pr. & vb. n. Igniting.] [L. ignitus, p. p. of ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See Igneous.]
- 1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum. [1913 Webster]