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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHTER FLINT

lighter flint  [ˈlaɪtə flɪnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHTER FLINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lighter flint is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIGHTER FLINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ferrocerium

Ferrocerium is a man-made metallic material that gives off hot sparks at temperatures of 1,650 °C when scraped against a rough surface, such as ridged steel. Because of this property it is used in many applications, such as clockwork toys, strikers for gas welding and cutting torches, so-called "flint-and-steel" or "flint spark lighter" fire-starters in emergency survival kits, and cigarette lighters, as the initial ignition source for the primary fuel. It is also commonly called ferro rod and most commonly of all, flint.

Definition of lighter flint in the English dictionary

The definition of lighter flint in the dictionary is the small piece of flint in a lighter pressure on which creates a spark that ignites the fuel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIGHTER FLINT


ain´t
eɪnt
blueprint
ˈbluːˌprɪnt
clint
klɪnt
complaint
kəmˈpleɪnt
elint
ˈiːlɪnt
flint
flɪnt
glint
ɡlɪnt
gunflint
ˈɡʌnˌflɪnt
joint
dʒɔɪnt
Klint
klɪnt
lint
lɪnt
mint
mɪnt
paint
peɪnt
point
pɔɪnt
points
pɔɪnt
print
prɪnt
saint
seɪnt
skinflint
ˈskɪnˌflɪnt
splint
splɪnt
sprint
sprɪnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHTER FLINT

light-headedness
light-hearted
light-heartedly
light-heartedness
light-horseman
light-sensitive
lighten
lightener
lightening
lighter
lighter fuel
lighter than air
lighterage
lighterman
lightfastness
Lightfoot
lightful
lighthouse
lighthouse keeper
lighthouseman

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHTER FLINT

beside the point
calliper splint
cut-off point
faint
footprint
forint
imprint
in print
int
optical flint
pick-up point
price point
reprint
starting point
tint
to the point
try for a point
up to a point
viewpoint
white flint

Synonyms and antonyms of lighter flint in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lighter flint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHTER FLINT

Find out the translation of lighter flint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lighter flint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lighter flint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打火机火石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encendedor de piedra
570 millions of speakers

English

lighter flint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हल्का चकमक पत्थर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أخف الصوان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

легче кремень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

isqueiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাইটার ফ্লিন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

briquet à pierre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batu permata yang lebih ringan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuerzeug Feuerstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ライターフリント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라이터 부싯돌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih entheng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá lửa nhẹ hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலகுவான தோல்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हलका चकमक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çakmak taşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accendino a pietrina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapalniczki krzemień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

легше кремінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Flint brichetă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελαφρύτερο πυριτόλιθο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ligter flint
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljusare flinta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lettere flint
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lighter flint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTER FLINT»

The term «lighter flint» is used very little and occupies the 153.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTER FLINT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lighter flint

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHTER FLINT»

Discover the use of lighter flint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lighter flint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Science
Other applications of this unfamiliar metal, cerium, include its use in Welsbach mantles for gas lights, and in certain medicines such as remedies for seasickness . Cerium obtained from a lighter flint will enable you to demonstrate an exception  ...
2
Glossary for the Worldwide Transportation of Dangerous Goods ...
The spark is either electrical or produced by the friction consequent to striking a lighter flint (a pyrophoric metal or alloy) with steel. This generates small hot particles that ignite the fuel. The term flint originates from the historical use of flintstone, ...
Malcolm A. Fox, 1999
3
Alloys: Preparation, Properties, Applications
Pymphoric Properties. None of the numerous developments of cerium-free pyrophoric alloys of the last decades has been able to replace the cerium-iron alloy invented and patented by AUER VON WELSBACH in 1903. Lighter flint alloy ...
Fathi Habashi, 2008
4
Popular Mechanics
... Base Holds Small Parts If. AUGUST 1947 189 Multiple indoor clouieslme has one adjustment Roller won't tear oil of shade if taped in place Cigarette lighter flint ignites torch.
5
Fire: Servant, Scourge, and Enigma
The spark from a lighter flint does, however, supply enough energy to ignite the mixture of air and vaporized lighter fuel which surrounds the wick of the lighter. The heat from the flame is sufficient to pyrolyse a little tobacco, to vaporize some of ...
Hazel Rossotti, 2002
6
LIFE
actually costs you less...for world's finest .lighter 'flint' Ronson Redskin 'Flints' are your best buy because: Q They are much longer than ordinary 'flints'. Q Actually give you more lights per penny. Q Make your lighter function at its best, by giving  ...
7
FCS Welding L2
... spray to check for leaks. You can also buy special flint or spark lighters to start the flame. Always use a flint or spark lighter to ignite the flame, never use matches or an ordinary cigarette lighter. Flint and spark lighters are safer than lighters, ...
8
Boom in tongue-twisting metals
Here are samples of the tongue-twisters with scores of uses from camera lens to cigarette-lighter flint Boom in Tongue-Twisting Metals By Georg Mann CLICKED AWAY in a * corner of the periodic table of the elements — that chart which every  ...
9
Oxford American Desk Dictionary & Thesaurus
2 a piece of flint or a metal alloy, used to produce a spark in a cigarette lighter. flint·lock /ˈflintˌläk/ n. an old-fashioned type of gun fired by a spark from a flint. flip /flip/ v. (flips, flipping, flipped) 1 turn over with a quick, smooth movement. 2 move ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
10
Outlaw Blues:
As he held it between his lips, Reyes lit the tip with a cheap lighter. Flint let the smoke fill his lungs slowly before exhaling the remainder. “I don't wanna cause trouble, Sheriff.” “That's good,” said Reyes. “So I trust I will not hear any more about ...
Percival Constantine, Kyle Shire, 2011

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHTER FLINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lighter flint is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flint House: the building that must be stroked
... flint boulders at the base, before graduating through shades of lighter flint until they transform into perfect white planes of chalk at the summit. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Joe, reviewed: Nicolas Cage is not your average you-know-what
Brown's descriptions become mood, details and background — the jumbled interior of the local store, the metallic clink of a lighter flint, long ... «National Post, May 14»
3
Uses of Rare Earths Part One: Light Rare Earths
Misch metal, which is used in making lighter flint, also contains lanthanum. Compounds containing lanthanum are used in carbon lighting, ... «Rare Earth Investing News, Oct 13»
4
Man guilty of setting fire to wife
"I never want to be hurt - he hurt me before," she tells the operator just seconds before a lighter flint is heard and loud screaming begins ... «Bundaberg News Mail, May 13»
5
US rare earth mine revived
Early uses included optical glass, nuclear reactor windows and the trusty cigarette-lighter flint. By the 1960s, production was spurred by the ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Nov 12»
6
Anatomy of a Disappearance
When I unsealed the small plastic bag, along with the tobacco and the lighter flint, I smelled him. That same watch is now wrapped round my ... «NPR, Jul 11»
7
220 Pound Gold Coin "Disappoints" And Only Sells For $4.02 Million
... Auer von Welsbach, the great-grandson of a 19th century Austrian nobleman and industrialist who invented the lighter flint and gas mantle. «CoinLink, Jun 10»
8
Coin Sale Due; It's a Big One
Mr. von Welsbach, the great-grandson of a 19th-century Austrian industrialist who invented the lighter flint and the gas mantle, founded the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 10»

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