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# igniter

noun (an igniter, igniters; also spelled ignitor)

«igniter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/#m1)
2. A small substance or charge that sets off a bigger burning, as in rockets and fireworks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/#x1)
- Our gas cooker has an igniter, so we don't need matches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/#x2)
- The rocket's igniter lit the fuel and it whooshed into the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/#x3)
- The boiler would not start because the igniter was broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/#x4)
- Never play with lighters or igniters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/#x5)
- The model rocket kit came with a small electric igniter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/#x6)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «igniter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«igniter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/igniter.html) on Mova free.