ignitor

C2+ Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ɪɡˈnaɪtɚ/ UK /ɪɡˈnaɪtə/ See IPA manual

Homophones

igniter /ɪɡˈnaɪtɚ/

Meanings

1

noun
a device that ignites a fuel or charge; variant of igniter

He replaced the faulty ignitor on the gas furnace.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a device that ignites a... lighter starterdetonatorprimer fuse

Opposites

extinguisher

Word family

Related forms ignite ignition igniter

Etymology

A variant spelling of igniter, from ignite + -or. Ignite is from Latin ignire ('to set on fire'), from ignis ('fire').

ignis Latin *hxngwnis Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Technology & Computing Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ignitor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈnaɪtɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈnaɪtə/

## Meanings
1. a device that ignites a fuel or charge; variant of igniter

## Examples
- He replaced the faulty ignitor on the gas furnace.

## Synonyms
- lighter
- starter
- detonator
- primer
- fuse

## Antonyms
- extinguisher

## Related Forms
- ignite
- ignition
- igniter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ignis
- Root: *hxngwnis

## Etymology
A variant spelling of igniter, from ignite + -or. Ignite is from Latin ignire ('to set on fire'), from ignis ('fire').

## AI Etymology
ignitor has the recorded history: A variant spelling of igniter, from ignite + -or. Ignite is from Latin ignire ('to set on fire'), from ignis ('fire'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "a device that ignites a fuel or charge; variant of igniter", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as ignite, ignition, and igniter. Its semantic neighborhood includes lighter, starter, detonator, and primer, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin ignis and Proto-Indo-European *hxngwnis.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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