accensione

Definitions of accensione
  1. noun
    the act of setting something on fire
    synonyms: illuminazione
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    type of:
    bruciacchiatura, bruciatura
    the act of burning something
  2. noun
    the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
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    types:
    autocombustione
    ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process
    type of:
    fiamma, fuoco
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
  3. noun
    the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
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    type of:
    alcalimetro, apparecchio, bottale, congegno, cristallizzatore, dispositivo, ingranaggio, macchinismo, meccanica, meccanismo, strumento complesso, wattorametro
    device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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