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Sign in to savethumb|An ignited lighter thumb|upright|Disposable lighter A lighter is a portable device which uses mechanical or electrical means to create a controlled flame, and can be used to ignite a variety of flammable items, such as cigarettes, butane gas, fireworks, candles, or campfires. A lighter typically consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable liquid, a compressed flammable gas, or in rarer cases a flammable solid (e.g. rope in a trench lighter); a means of ignition to produce the flame; and some provision for extinguishing the flame or else controlling it to such a degre
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A lighter is a handheld device that creates a controlled flame using mechanical or electrical ignition, typically powered by flammable liquid or compressed gas stored in a metal or plastic container. It's useful for everyday tasks like lighting cigarettes, candles, and campfires, as well as igniting fireworks and other flammable items.
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Operation
- Other types
- Jet lighter
- Electric arc lighter
- Automobile lighter
- Match lighter
- Permanent match
- Flameless lighter
- Catalytic lighter
- Solar lighter
- ISO Standards
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|An ignited lighter thumb|upright|Disposable lighter A lighter is a portable device which uses mechanical or electrical means to create a controlled flame, and can be used to ignite a variety of flammable items, such as cigarettes, butane gas, fireworks, candles, or campfires. A lighter typically consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable liquid, a compressed flammable gas, or in rarer cases a flammable solid (e.g. rope in a trench lighter); a means of ignition to produce the flame; and some provision for extinguishing the flame or else controlling it to such a degree that users may extinguish it with their breath. Alternatively, a lighter can be one that uses electricity to create an electric arc using the created plasma as the source of ignition or a heating element can be used in a similar vein to heat the target to its ignition temperatures, as first formally used by Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler to light cigars and now more commonly seen incorporated into the automobile auxiliary power outlet to ignite the target material. Different lighter fuels have different characteristics, which is the main influence behind the creation and purchasing of a variety of lighter types.
==History== thumb|Concept of a wall-mounted automatic wheellock lighter, that can be activated by opening a door from Löffelholz-Codex, Nuremberg 1505