flash point
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flash point
- /ˈflæʃ ˌpɔɪnt/
Rhymes with -æʃpɔɪnt
noun flash points · flashpoint
- The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid. The whole cursed corporation ought to be rooted out and drowned in its own incombustible product. What is the flash point of this condemned coal oil anyway?
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A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest.
This strategic outcrop is home to a handful of derelict buildings once used to house US military personnel. But it has become a new flashpoint in the global rivalry between Beijing and Washington, as the US struggles to develop a coherent strategy to deal with China’s rising influence in Latin Ameri
Similar: hot spot, trouble spot
- The critical stage in some process, event, or situation at which action, change, or violence occurs The attack could prove the flashpoint for war.
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noun temperature
| Español | punto de inflamabilidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 閃點 /闪点 shǎndiǎn |
| Français | point d'inflammabilité |
| Deutsch | Flammpunkt |
noun figuratively; a hotspot
| 中文 | 火藥桶 /火药桶 huǒyàotǒng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Brennpunkt |
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title = {flash point},
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