See: firing system.
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| Noun | 1. |  ignition system - the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engineelectrical distributor, distributer, distributor - electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence 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 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 mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function spark coil - an induction coil used to create sparks spark gap - a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them 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 |
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