flashpoint

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).

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)

Translations

flashpoint [ˈflæʃpɔɪnt] n → punto de inflamación;

(fig) → punto de explosión

flashpoint [ˈflæʃpɔɪnt] n → point m d'ignition (fig);

to be at flashpoint → être sur le point d'exploser

flashpoint [ˈflæʃpɔɪnt] n → punto di infiammabilità;

(fig) → livello critico