NOUN | artifact | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | magnetoelectric machine | |
Part of | ignition, ignition system | The mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine |
Broader | generator | engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction |
Spanish | magneto | |
Catalan | magneto |
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