HyperDic: magneto

English > 1 sense of the word magneto:
NOUNartifactmagneto, magnetoelectric machinea 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
English > magneto: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA 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.
Synonymmagnetoelectric machine
Part ofignition, ignition systemThe mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
Broadergeneratorengine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
Spanishmagneto
Catalanmagneto

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