ALL meanings of flashpoint
flash point
F f - noun flashpoint point at which violence occurs 1
- noun flashpoint lowest temperature at which vapour burns in air 1
- noun flashpoint volatile area, situation 1
- noun flashpoint Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame. 1
- noun flashpoint 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. 1
- noun flashpoint 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. 1
- noun flashpoint A place, event, or time at which trouble, such as violence or anger, flares up. 1
- noun flashpoint The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid. 0
- noun flashpoint (figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest. 0
- variable noun flashpoint A flashpoint is the moment at which a conflict, especially a political conflict, suddenly gets worse and becomes violent. 0
- countable noun flashpoint A flashpoint is a place which people think is dangerous because political trouble may start there and then spread to other towns or countries. 0
- noun flashpoint the lowest temperature at which the vapour above a liquid can be ignited in air 0
- noun flashpoint a critical moment beyond which a situation will inevitably erupt into violence 0