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flash point
noun
Physical Chemistry.Also the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
a critical point or stage at which something or someone suddenly causes or creates some significant action.
A 10 percent drop in mortgage rates will produce a flash point in the housing market.
a critical situation or area having the potential of erupting in sudden violence.
The Mideast has been the flash point for a series of conflicts.
flash point
noun
the lowest temperature at which the vapour above a liquid can be ignited in air
a critical moment beyond which a situation will inevitably erupt into violence
the political mood has reached flash point
flash point
The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a flammable liquid will ignite in air. The flash point is generally lower than the temperature needed for the liquid itself to ignite.
flash point
For a given flammable substance, the lowest temperature at which vapors passing from the substance into the air will catch fire spontaneously if a small flame is present.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flash point1
Example Sentences
Who would have thought Oklahoma City would become a flash point of foot fashion.
A Home Depot in Paramount became a flash point after border patrol agents began massing there early on June 7.
In advance of the movie’s July 18 release, “Eddington” has become a proper flash point at Cannes, dividing opinion starkly.
If tickets to sporting events have gotten too expensive for the average fan, then Dodger Stadium is a flash point in the debate over whether teams should pursue every dollar they can.
The race, which could flip control of the state's supreme court to the Republicans, has become a flash point and the most expensive judicial election in American history.
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