spark coil
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noun Electricity.
a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
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Origin of spark coil
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby spark coil
sparing action, sparingly, spark, spark arrester, spark chamber, spark coil, sparker, spark erosion, spark gap, spark generator, sparkie
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British Dictionary definitions for spark coil
spark coil
noun
an induction coil used to produce spark discharges
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Scientific definitions for spark coil
spark coil
An induction coil used to induce sparks in the spark plugs of an internal combustion engine. See more at induction coil.
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