Look up: magneto

1. magneto
   [n] - 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
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2. magneto
   A high-tension spark generator for the ignition system that does not require an external power source.
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3. magneto
   electro-mechanical device for generating high-tension ignition current of internal combustion engines Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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4. magneto
   magnetoelectric machine noun 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
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5. magneto
   permanent-magnet generator mainly employed for ignition of compressed gasses in internal combustion engines. Primary applications have been in small ... [2 related articles]
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6. magneto
   magneto An electric generator containing one or more permanent magnets, which provide the magnetic flux (the lines of magnetic force arising from and found in the vicinity of a magnetized body).
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7. Magneto
   Magneto is a cultivated variety of potato.
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8. magneto
   magneto: see generator.
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9. magneto
   Simple electric generator, often used to provide the electricity for the ignition system of motorcycles and used in early cars. It consists of a rotating magnet that sets up an electric current in a coil, providing the spark
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10. Magneto
    (comics) `Magneto` (born `Max Eisenhardt`, also known as `Magnus` and `Erik Lehnsherr` or `Lensherr`) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the central villain of the X-Men comic, as well as the TV show and the films. The character first appear...
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11. Magneto
    (band) `Magneto` was a popular Mexican boy band of the 1980s and 1990s. The band formed on February 14, 1983. In 1986, Magneto was featured in "Siempre en Domingo," a Mexican entertainment show viewed across Latin America and parts of Europe. Mexican teen pop group Magneto emerged i...
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12. Magneto
    (song) Name = Magneto | Cover = Brigade-Magneto.jpg | Artist = Brigade | from Album = Lights | Released = 1 May 2006 | Format = Music download, CD single, 7" Vinyl | Recorded = 2006 | Genre = Rock | Length = 4:09 | Label = Mighty Atom Records | Producer = | This single = "`Magneto`...
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13. Magneto
    (Atlas Comics) `Magneto` is a fictional character character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character appeared in Strange Tales #84, May 1961, just before Atlas Comics evolved into Marvel Comics. Even though the character name and creators are the same from modern Marvel`s Magneto, th...
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14. Magneto
    (generator) `` magneto generator for arc lamps, of around 1870 A `magneto` is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, there is no commutator and so they cannot produce direct current. They are categorised as a form of alternator, al...
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15. Magneto
    A `magneto` is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce alternating current. Hand-cranked magneto generators were used to provide ringing current in early telephone systems. Magnetos adapted to produce pulses of high voltage are used in the ignition systems of some gasoline-pow...
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