- kindling
- A substance easily ignited, used in starting a fire. The act of starting a fire.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Kindling — may refer to: * Material for starting a fire, especially small pieces of dry wood * Kindling model, the process by which major epileptic seizures are triggered by repeated small electrical or chemical stimulation to the brain * The 1973 album… … Wikipedia
Kindling — Kin dling (k[i^]n dl[i^]ng), n. 1. The act of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions. 2. Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire, such as small twigs or paper; also used in the pl.. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kindling — (n.) material for lighting fire, 1510s, from prp. of KINDLE (Cf. kindle) (v.). Earlier a setting alight (c.1300) … Etymology dictionary
kindling — ► NOUN ▪ small sticks or twigs used for lighting fires … English terms dictionary
kindling — [kind′liŋ] n. [ME: see KINDLE1] bits of dry wood or other easily lighted material for starting a fire … English World dictionary
Kindling — Als Kindling wird in der Neurologie die fortschreitende Zunahme neuronaler Antworten auf eher seltene und schwache Stimulation von Gehirnarealen bezeichnet. Hierzu gibt es zwei Hypothesen: Die eher lokal ausgerichtete besagt, dass der neuronale… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kindling — Kindle Kin dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kindling}.] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L. candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. {Candle}.] 1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kindling — [[t]kɪ̱ndlɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Kindling is small pieces of dry wood and other materials that you use to start a fire … English dictionary
kindling — /ˈkɪndlɪŋ / (say kindling) noun 1. material for starting a fire. 2. the act of someone who kindles …
Kindling model — Kindling is a widely used model for the development of seizures and epilepsy in which the duration and behavioral involvement of induced seizures increases after seizures are induced repeatedly.cite journal |author=Bertram E |title=The relevance… … Wikipedia
Kindling (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Kindling Type = Album Artist = Gene Parsons Released = November, 1973 Recorded = 1973 Genre = Country rock Length = 27:02 Label = Warner Bros. Producer = Russ Titelman Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… … Wikipedia
