spark-plug
91spark ignition engine — (SI engine) In contrast with a diesel engine (which does not use a spark plug), a spark ignition engine uses a spark plug to ignite the fuel/air mixture …
92plug — pluggable, adj. pluggingly, adv. plugless, adj. pluglike, adj. /plug/, n., v., plugged, plugging. n. 1. a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge. 2. a core or interior segment taken …
93plug — [[t]plʌ̱g[/t]] plugs, plugging, plugged 1) N COUNT A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two or three metal pins which fit into the holes of an electric socket and connects the equipment to the electricity… …
94plug */ — I UK [plʌɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms plug : singular plug plural plugs 1) a) an object used for connecting a piece of equipment to an electricity supply. It is fitted to the end of an electrical wire called a flex and you push it into a… …
95plug — /plʌg / (say plug) noun 1. a piece of rubber or plastic for stopping the flow of water from a basin, bath (def. 3) or sink (def. 30). 2. a piece of wood, cork, plastic, etc., used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, etc. 3. Electricity… …
96plug — [[t]plʌg[/t]] n. v. plugged, plug•ging 1) a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture 2) cvb a core or interior segment taken from a larger matrix 3) elm an attachment at the end of an electrical cord that allows its… …
97spark — 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… …
98plug cap — The device on the end of the high tension wire coming from the coil and mounted on the spark plug. Also called spark plug cap …
99spark — 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… …
100plug — I. noun Etymology: Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge; akin to Middle High German pfloc plug Date: 1606 1. a. a piece used to fill a hole ; stopper b. an obtruding or obstructing mass of material resembling a stopper 2. a flat compressed cake of… …
