FLASH POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flash point mean? 

• FLASH POINT (noun)
  The noun FLASH POINT has 2 senses:

1. point at which something is ready to blow up

2. the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air

  Familiarity information: FLASH POINT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLASH POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Point at which something is ready to blow up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

flash point; flashpoint

Hypernyms ("flash point" is a kind of...):

criticality (a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

flash point; flashpoint

Hypernyms ("flash point" is a kind of...):

temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))