Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire point

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: fire -point
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lowest temperature at which the vapour of a fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after ignition by an open flame of standard dimension.

Inflected Forms

fire points (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

flash point autoignition temperature

Questions

What does fire point mean?: The lowest temperature at which the vapour of a fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after ignition by an open flame of standard dimension.

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