jump of a spark
1Jump spark — A spark produced by the jumping of electricity across a permanent gap. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
2Spark gap — (Elec.) The space filled with air or other dielectric between high potential terminals (as of an electrostatic machine, induction coil, or condenser), through which the discharge passes; the air gap of a jump spark. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
3spark chamber — n. any of several devices for detecting charged subatomic particles, decay products, rays, etc., consisting usually of a large group of closely spaced, oppositely charged metal plates between which sparks will jump through an inert gas, as neon,… …
4Spark gap — A spark gap consists of an arrangement of two conducting electrodes separated by a gap usually filled with a gas such as air. When a suitable voltage is supplied, a spark forms, ionizing the gas and drastically reducing its electrical resistance …
5spark — The bridging or jumping of a gap between two electrodes by a current of electricity. One of the essential factors in a combustion engine (Fuel, Air, Proper proportion of mixture, compression, timing, Spark). See electronic spark advance… …
6jump spark — noun : a spark produced by the jumping of electricity across a gap * * * Elect. spark1 (def. 2). [1905 10] * * * jump spark, a spark formed when electricity jumps across a permanent gap in a circuit …
7Jump start (vehicle) — A jump start or boost is a term for a method of starting an automobile or other internal combustion engine powered vehicle which has a discharged battery. A second battery (often in another vehicle) is temporarily connected to the dead… …
8spark plug gap — The space between the center and side electrodes of a spark plug across which the spark must jump to ignite the air fuel mixture in the combustion chamber …
9jump spark — Elect. spark1 (def. 2). [1905 10] * * * …
10jump spark — A high tension electrical current which jumps through the air from one terminal to the other …
