flashpoint (redirected from flashpoints)

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

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

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

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

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