flashpoint

flash point

also flash·point (flăsh′point′)

n.

1. The lowest temperature at which a combustible liquid or solid produces sufficient vapor near its surface to generate an ignitable mixture with air.

2. The point at which eruption into significant action, creation, or violence occurs: "The shootdown did not increase international tensions to the flash point" (Seymour M. Hersh).

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flashpoint

(ˈflæʃpɔɪnt)

n

1. something that causes violence or conflict to flare up

2. a critical moment beyond which a situation will inevitably erupt into violence

3. (Chemistry) the lowest temperature at which the vapour above a liquid can be ignited in air

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flashpoint - point at which something is ready to blow up flash point criticality - a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
	2.	flashpoint - the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air flash point temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

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Translations

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flashpoint

[ˈflæʃpɔɪnt] N

1. → punto m de inflamación

2. (fig) → punto m crítico
it could prove the flashpoint for war → podría aún dar lugar al estallido de la guerra

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flashpoint

[ˈflæʃpɔɪnt] n

(= place) → poudrière f

(= moment when violence erupts) to be at flashpoint → être sur le point d'exploser

(CHEMISTRY) [vapour] → point m d'ignition

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flashpoint

[ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt] n → punto di infiammabilità (fig) → livello critico

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