flash point

1. 1.

   point at which something is ready to blow up

   Synonymsflashpoint

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2. 2.

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

   Synonymsflashpoint

   Broadertemperature

Questions about flash point

What does flash point mean?

flash point means "point at which something is ready to blow up". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for flash point?

Close synonyms include flashpoint, flashpoint. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flash point a common word?

flash point is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.