flash point
- the lowest temperature at which a volatile solid or the vapor of a liquid will flash when exposed to a brief flame under certain conditions
- a critical moment at which someone or something bursts forth into activity or existence
See flash point in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also flash·point (flăshˈpointˌ)
noun- The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be made to ignite momentarily in air.
- The point at which eruption into significant action, creation, or violence occurs: “The shootdown did not increase international tensions to the flash point” (Seymour M. Hersh).
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