spark plug

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spark plug

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A. terminal

B. ceramic insulation

C. center electrode

D. gap

E. ground electrode

spark plug

1. A device inserted in the head of an internal-combustion engine cylinder that ignites the fuel mixture by means of an electric spark.

2. Informal One who gives life or energy to an endeavor.

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spark plug

sparkplug

(Automotive Engineering) a variant of sparking plug

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

spark′ plug`

1. a device that ignites the fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine.

2. a person who leads, inspires, or animates.

[1900–05]

spark′plug`, v.t. -plugged, -plug•ging.

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Noun

spark plug - electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

sparking plug, plug

electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity

ignition system, ignition - the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

Translations

شَمْعَةُ الإِشْعَال

svíčka

tændrør

Zündkerze

μπουζί

bujía

süüteküünal

sytytystulppa

bougie bougie d'allumage

svjećica

kertikveikikerti

candelacandela di accensione

スパークプラグ

점화 플러그

tändstift

หัวเทียนไฟเครื่องยนต์

buji

buji

火花塞

spark plug

n → Zündkerze f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

spark plug

sparking plug [ˈspaːkɪŋˌplʌg] n (Aut) → candela

spark plug

→ شَمْعَةُ الإِشْعَال svíčka tændrør Zündkerze μπουζί bujía sytytystulppa bougie svjećica candela スパークプラグ 점화 플러그 bougie tennplugg świeca zapłonowa vela de ignição свеча зажигания tändstift หัวเทียนไฟเครื่องยนต์ buji buji 火花塞

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