English > ignition: 3 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | The mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine. |
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| Synonym | ignition system |
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| Part of | electrical system | equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio |
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| Parts | distributor, distributer, electrical distributor | electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence |
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| ignition coil | An induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs |
| ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
| magneto, magnetoelectric machine | A small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine |
| spark coil | An induction coil used to create sparks |
| spark gap | A component of an ignition system |
| spark plug, sparking plug, plug | electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark |
| Broader | mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery |
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| Spanish | encendido, ignición, sistema de encendido, sistema de ignición |
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| Catalan | sistema de contacte, sistema d'encesa |
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