flash point

flash point also flash·point (flshpoint)

n.

1. The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be made to ignite momentarily in 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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flash point, flashing point

n

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

2. a critical moment beyond which a situation will inevitably erupt into violence the political mood has reached flash point

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flash point

The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a flammable liquid will ignite in air. The flash point is generally lower than the temperature needed for the liquid itself to ignite.

Thesaurus

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