igniter: Meaning and Definition of

ig•nit•er

Pronunciation: (ig-nī'tur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that ignites.
  2. the carborundum rod used to initiate the discharge in an ignitron tube.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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