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  • 1Spark — Spark, n. [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag[ e]ti, Gr. ? a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph?rj to crackle, to thunder. Cf. {Speak}.] 1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance which… …

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  • 2Spark arrester — Spark Spark, n. [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag[ e]ti, Gr. ? a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph?rj to crackle, to thunder. Cf. {Speak}.] 1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance… …

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  • 3spark consumer — Spark Spark, n. [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag[ e]ti, Gr. ? a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph?rj to crackle, to thunder. Cf. {Speak}.] 1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance… …

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  • 4Spark plug — A spark plug (also, very rarely nowadays, in British English: a sparking plug) is an electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of some internal combustion engines and ignites compressed aerosol gasoline by means of an electric spark.… …

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  • 5spark — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small bright piece of burning material/electric flash ADJECTIVE ▪ tiny ▪ flying ▪ electric VERB + SPARK ▪ emit, produce …

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  • 6Spark-ignition engine — The term spark ignition engine is normally used to refer to internal combustion engines where the fuel air mixture is ignited with a spark. The term contrasts with compression ignition engines, where the heat from compression alone ignites the… …

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  • 7spark — I. /spak / (say spahk) noun 1. an ignited or fiery particle such as is thrown off by burning wood, etc., or produced by one hard body striking against another. 2. Electricity a. the light produced by a sudden discontinuous discharge of… …

  • 8spark — I [[t]spɑrk[/t]] n. 1) an ignited or fiery particle such as is thrown off by burning wood or produced by one hard body striking against another 2) elm aum a) the light produced by a sudden discontinuous discharge of electricity through air or… …

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  • 9spark — spark1 sparkless, adj. sparklessly, adv. sparklike, adj. /spahrk/, n. 1. an ignited or fiery particle such as is thrown off by burning wood or produced by one hard body striking against another. 2. Also called sparkover. Elect. a. the light… …

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  • 10spark-ignition engine — A form of reciprocating engine in which the fuel air mixture in the cylinder is ignited by an electric spark. This occurs when the piston is in the correct position during the compression stroke …

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