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Definition: Spark Plug |
Spark PlugNoun1. Electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | Consists of a central insulated electrode anda point, or points, attached to the casing. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | A plug for spark ignition engines and those few jet engines where ordinary commercial plugs are used. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Term reserved for plugs for spark ignition engine and those few jet engines where ordinary commercial plug is used. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Internal-combustion engines can be divided into spark-ignition engines, which require spark plugs to begin combustion, and compression-ignition engines (diesel engines), which compress the fuel/air mixture until it spontaneously ignites. Compression-ignition engines may use glow plugs to to improve performance when the engine is cold.
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Spark plug."
Synonyms: Spark PlugSynonyms: plug (n), sparking plug (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Spark Plug |
| English words defined with "spark plug": distributor cam ♦ magneto, magnetoelectric machine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "spark plug": all-weather spark plug ♦ deposit modifier, DYNAMOMETER TESTER, ENGINE ♦ engine tester ♦ steel shell, steel shell cas. (references) |
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Screenplays | Well, if I can weld a good spark plug it'll replace the electrode. (MacGyver; writing credit: John Gorrie) | |
Tongue Twisters | Spark plug car park. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Right Spark Plug in the Right Place (1945) Spark Plug (1936) | |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He unscrewed a spark plug and stuck his forefinger in the hole. |
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| Japan | NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "spark plug": spark plug wire. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "spark plug"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kandele (plug, sparking plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ولاعة (lighter, tinder box), شمعة الإشعال, بوجية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | свещ (candle, plug, point, sparking plug), инициатор (engineer, initiator, mover, pioneer, sparking plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catalan | bugia (plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | svíèka motoru (sparking plug), zapalovací svíèka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tændrør (plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bougie (plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | sparkilo (plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sytytystulppa (spark igniter, sparking plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bougie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | bûzjy (plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zündkerze (plug, spark(ing) plug, sparking plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μπουζί (igniter plug, sparking plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מצת (igniter, lighter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gyertya (candle, zoom). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | candela (candela, candle, candlepower, plug, spark). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 点火 " , 口火 (cause, fuse, origin), スナック麺 (circlip, snack noodle, snake, snake dance, snakeskin, snap, snap ring, snapshot, snatch, sneak in, sneak out, sneak preview, sneaker, snob, snobbism, snooker, snoopy, snorkel, snow, snow boat, snow gun, snow mobile, snow surfing, snow tire, spark, sparkling wine, sparring, sparring partner, spatula, sperm bank, spice, spider, spike, spike heel, spiked shoes, spiker, spiky cut, spiral, spurt, spy, studded snow tire). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | くちび (cause, fuse, origin), スパークプラグ , て"かせ". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | plug drillinagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | tennplugg (plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | sparplùk (plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arkspay ugplay vela de ignição (sparking plug). (various references) bujie de automobil. (various references) свеча зажигания (sparking-plug). (various references) svećica (sparking plug). (various references) bujía (plug, sparking plug, taper). (various references) tändstift (plug, sparking plug, spark-plug). (various references) buji (plug, sparking plug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: sparkplug. | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-k-l-p-p-r-s-u" | |
-3 letters: palpus, pulsar. | |
-4 letters: argus, gaurs, grasp, guars, gular, gulps, kagus, larks, lurks, palps, parks, plugs, praus, pulps, pupal, pupas, purls, rugal, slurp, spark, sprag, sprug, sugar, supra, sural. | |
-5 letters: alps, arks, auks, gals, gaps, gars, gasp, gaur, guar, gulp, guls, kagu, lags, laps, lark, lars, lugs, lurk, palp, pals, paps, park, pars, plug. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-k-l-p-p-r-s-u" | |
+1 letter: sparkplugs. | |
+3 letters: sparkplugged. | |
+4 letters: sparkplugging. | |
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