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MAGNETOELECTRIC MACHINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine
Synonyms:
magneto; magnetoelectric machine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("magnetoelectric machine" is a kind of...):
generator (engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction)
Holonyms ("magnetoelectric machine" is a part of...):
ignition; ignition system (the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine)
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