spark coil

noun

, Electricity.

1. a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.

spark coil

noun

1. an induction coil used to produce spark discharges

Word History and Origins

Origin of spark coil¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

This winding constitutes all of the magneto windings, no external spark coil being necessary.

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Wire from last carbon to spark coil and from coil to switch, and from switch to one of the connections on the engine.

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I must brace up that tank and put in a new high-tension wire from the spark coil.

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"You wouldn't have beaten me if my spark coil hadn't gone back on me," he said, somewhat sneeringly.

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If a ground causes a continuous current, the spark coil will attract the armature, thus causing the bell to ring continuously.

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