IGNITION SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ignition system mean? 

• IGNITION SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun IGNITION SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

  Familiarity information: IGNITION SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IGNITION SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ignition; ignition system

Hypernyms ("ignition system" is a kind of...):

mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Meronyms (parts of "ignition system"):

distributer; distributor; electrical distributor (electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence)

ignition coil (an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs)

ignition switch (switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter)

magneto; magnetoelectric machine (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)

spark coil (an induction coil used to create sparks)

spark gap (a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them)

plug; spark plug; sparking plug (electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark)

Holonyms ("ignition system" is a part of...):

electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)