engine distributor

  • 11engine map — See characteristic map. As an engine speeds up, the timing needs to be advanced. On older vehicles, this is accomplished mechanically with a counterweight advance in the distributor. In modern vehicles, the timing can be advanced progressively by …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 12distributor — noun Date: 1526 1. one that distributes 2. one that markets a commodity; especially wholesaler 3. an apparatus for directing the secondary current from the induction coil to the various spark plugs of an engine in their proper firing order …

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  • 13distributor — noun a) One who distributes, a thing that distributes. b) In an internal combustion engine, the device that distributes current to the spark plugs …

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  • 14distributor — dis|trib|u|tor [dıˈstrıbjutə US ər] n 1.) a company or person that supplies shops and companies with goods 2.) the part of an engine that sends an electric current to the ↑spark plugs …

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  • 15distributor — dis|trib|u|tor [ dı strıbjətər ] noun count * 1. ) the part of a car engine that sends electricity to the SPARK PLUGS 2. ) a company or person that supplies goods to stores …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16distributor — [dɪ strɪbjʊtə] noun 1》 an agent who supplies goods to retailers. 2》 a device in a petrol engine for passing electric current to each spark plug in turn …

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  • 17distributor — noun (C) 1 a company or person that supplies shops and companies with goods 2 the part of a car s engine that sends an electric current to the spark plugs …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18distributor — dis•trib•u•tor [[t]dɪˈstrɪb yə tər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that distributes 2) bus a firm, esp. a wholesaler, that markets a line of merchandise generally or within a given territory 3) aum mac an engine device that distributes the igniting… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19distributor — /dəsˈtrɪbjətə / (say duhs tribyuhtuh) noun 1. someone or something that distributes. 2. Commerce someone engaged in the general distribution or marketing of some article or class of goods. 3. Machinery a device in a multicylinder engine which… …

  • 20engine speed sensor — In most cases, a magnetic pick up that scans the flywheel teeth and produces one output signal per scanned tooth, or a hall generator in the distributor, whose signals are passed to the electronic control unit …

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