spark : Idioms & Phrases

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dame muriel spark

  • noun Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
    Spark; Dame Muriel Spark; Muriel Sarah Spark.
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muriel sarah spark

  • noun Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
    Spark; Dame Muriel Spark; Muriel Sarah Spark.
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muriel spark

  • noun Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
    Spark; Dame Muriel Spark; Muriel Sarah Spark.
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spark advance

  • noun the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
    lead.
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Spark arrester

  • noun electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed
  • noun a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack
    sparker.
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  • a contrivance to prevent the escape of sparks while it allows the passage of gas, chiefly used in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called also spark consumer. U.S.
Webster 1913

spark chamber

  • noun an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles
    spark chamber.
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spark coil

  • noun an induction coil used to create sparks
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spark counter

  • noun an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles
    spark chamber.
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spark gap

  • noun a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
  • noun the gap between two high-potential terminals
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spark lever

  • noun (on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition
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spark off

  • verb put in motion or move to act
    activate; touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark; trip.
    • trigger a reaction
    • actuate the circuits
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spark plug

  • noun electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
    spark plug; plug.
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spark transmitter

  • noun an early radio transmitter using a discharge across a spark gap as the source of its power
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sparking plug

  • noun electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
    spark plug; plug.
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