Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preignition

/pɹˌiəɡnˈɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preig-ni-tion
IPA: /pɹˌiəɡnˈɪʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The premature detonation of a fuel charge in Four-stroke cycle engines.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin ignītiōlbor. English ignition English preignition From pre- + ignition.

Inflected Forms

preignitions (plural)

Synonyms

pinking pinging knocking

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce preignition?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌiəɡnˈɪʃən/.
What does preignition mean?: The premature detonation of a fuel charge in Four-stroke cycle engines.
Where does preignition come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin ignītiōlbor. English ignition English preignition From pre- + ignition.

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