Sentence examples for air ignited from inspiring English sources

Something in the air ignited the creativity of two young composers, Terry Riley and Steve Reich, whose minimalist works, written when they lived here in the psychedelic era, are now part of the classical music canon.

Though gasoline and diesel engines have similar mechanical designs and share an operating sequence of inhaling and compressing air, igniting the fuel to make power and then exhaling the burned gases, other issues stand in the way of a simple technology transfer.

They pollute the air, ignite above-ground forest fires and are typically only fully extinguished after a heavy rain in the fall.

Finely divided atomized or flake aluminum mixed with air and ignited will explode violently.

The explosion sent a plume of fire into the air and ignited the cars and buses all around.

Its boiling point is 46.3° C (115.3° F) and its freezing point -110.8° C (-169.2° F); its vapour, which is heavier than air, is ignited with extraordinary ease.

If those missing have died, the accident would be the worst in an American coal mine since Dec. 19, 1984, when a faulty air compressor ignited a fire that killed 27 workers in the Wilberg mine near Orangeville, Utah.

This poisonous perennial herb, native from southern Europe to northern China, is grown not only for its attractive whitish flowers but also for its ethereal oil; the glands of this plant can be squeezed and the oil expressed into the air and ignited by a match hence the common name.

It starts to burn at temperatures around 120 °C when in contact with air and ignited by a spark.

The company says low-carbon power would be created by using a mixture of compressed air and ignited gas.

The iron particles were suspended in air and ignited by an electric spark.