flashpoint
English
noun
Definitions
- The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid.
- (figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest
- A time and place when violence or conflict suddenly arises.
Etymology
Compound from English flash + English point.
Origin
English
point
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aflash English
- anti-flash English
- antiflash English
- antipoint English
- autoflash English
- backflash English
- ballpoint English
- basepoint English
- bipoint English
- bladepoint English
- blowpoint English
- branchpoint English
- breakpoint English
- breastpoint English
- cashpoint English
- centerpoint English
- changepoint English
- chargepoint English
- checkpoint English
- chokepoint English
- codepoint English
- colourpoint English
- copoint English
- counterpoint English
- crosspoint English
- cutpoint English
- daggerpoint English
- dashpoint English
- double flash English
- drypoint English
- endpoint English
- eyepoint English
- feedpoint English
- flash English
- flash grenade English
- flash-ball English
- flash-bang English
- flashable English
- flashback English
- flashbar English
- flashbulb English
- flashcard English
- flashcrowd English
- flashcube English
- flasher English
- flashfic English
- flashfire English
- flashgun English
- flashlamp English
- flashless English
- flashlet English
- flashlight English
- flashline English
- flashman English
- flashmob English
- flashness English
- flashover English
- flashpot English
- flashtube English
- flashy English
- flipflash English
- footpoint English
- forepoint English
- gridpoint English
- gunflash English
- gunpoint English
- hardpoint English
- keypoint English
- knifepoint English
- logpoint English
- masterpoint English
- micropoint English
- mid-point English
- midpoint English
- mispoint English
- mitoflash English
- multiflash English
- multipoint English
- needlepoint English
- newsflash English
- nonpoint English
- outflash English
- outpoint English
- paypoint English
- penpoint English
- photoflash English
- pinpoint English
- ploughpoint English
- plowpoint English
- plugpoint English
- point English
- point of tangency English
- pointable English
- pointcast English
- pointclass English
- pointcut English
- pointee English
- pointen English
- pointer English
- pointest English
- pointeth English
- pointful English
- pointing English
- pointism English
- pointless English
- pointlet English
- pointlike English
- pointling English
- pointmaker English
- pointset English
- pointwise English
- pointwork English
- pointy English
- preflash English
- quadripoint English
- radioflash English
- redpoint English
- reefpoint English
- reflash English
- repoint English
- salespoint English
- savepoint English
- setpoint English
- sideflash English
- silverpoint English
- spearpoint English
- standpoint English
- strongpoint English
- subpoint English
- swordpoint English
- synchroflash English
- telepoint English
- three-pointer English
- thunderflash English
- timepoint English
- touchpoint English
- tracepoint English
- trackpoint English
- tripoint English
- underpoint English
- unipoint English
- upflash English
- viewpoint English
- watchpoint English
- waterpoint English
- waypoint English
- flash French
- point French
- флешка Russian
- flash Spanish, Castilian
- フラッシュ Japanese
- ポイント Japanese
- flasshen Middle English
- point Middle English
- flass Icelandic
- plas Cebuano
- poin Indonesian
- punto Ido
- ပွိုင့် Burmese
- פלאש Hebrew (modern)
- 포인트 Korean
- *mej Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- flash
- point
- flashy
- aflash
- pointy
- repoint
- copoint
- pointen
- pointer
- flasher
- reflash
- upflash
- bipoint
- pointee
- endpoint
- flashfic
- outflash
- drypoint
- outpoint
- eyepoint
- waypoint
- pointlet
- setpoint
- nonpoint
- flashman
- preflash
- pointeth
- subpoint
- midpoint
- logpoint
- flashbar
- pointful
- mispoint
- pinpoint
- unipoint
- paypoint
- pointcut
- gunpoint
- gunflash
- pointset
- keypoint
- flashlet
- pointism
- cutpoint
- pointest
- flashmob
- tripoint
- pointing
- redpoint
- penpoint
- flashgun
- flashpot
- flashlamp
- flipflash
- autoflash
- pointwork
- telepoint
- flashness
- flashline
- hardpoint
- reefpoint
- pointling
- footpoint
- pointless
- blowpoint
- antiflash
- newsflash
- savepoint
- flashless
- flashcube
- viewpoint
- antipoint
- flashbulb
- timepoint
- backflash
- pointcast
- basepoint
- mid-point
- pointable
- ballpoint
- codepoint
- flashtube
- gridpoint
- plugpoint
- forepoint
- flashable
- cashpoint
- feedpoint
- mitoflash
- plowpoint
- flashfire
- pointwise
- flashcard
- pointlike
- dashpoint
- flashover
- sideflash
- flashback
- photoflash
- pointclass
- standpoint
- spearpoint
- multiflash
- knifepoint
- checkpoint
- multipoint
- watchpoint
- bladepoint
- radioflash
- underpoint
- micropoint
- crosspoint
- chokepoint
- salespoint
- touchpoint
- breakpoint
- flash-ball
- flashlight
- trackpoint
- waterpoint
- flashcrowd
- flash-bang
- anti-flash
- tracepoint
- pointmaker
- swordpoint
- quadripoint
- masterpoint
- branchpoint
- colourpoint
- chargepoint
- daggerpoint
- breastpoint
- ploughpoint
- needlepoint
- centerpoint
- strongpoint
- silverpoint
- changepoint
- counterpoint
- synchroflash
- double flash
- thunderflash
- flash grenade
- three-pointer
- point of tangency