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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16. magneto hydrodynamic generation
    electrical power generation from conducting fluids flowing through a magnetic field
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17. Magneto Optical
    See MO
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18. magneto telephone bell
    a telephone bell polarized by a permanent magnet and operated by low frequency alternating current
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19. Magneto-
    Mag'net·o- [ See Magnet .] A prefix meaning pertaining to , produced by , or in some way connected with , magnetism.
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20. magneto-
    <prefix> A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism. ... See: magnet. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...
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21. Magneto-
    • A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism.
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22. Magneto-Electric Machine
    An electrical device used from the mid 19th century until the early 20th century as a ‘cure` for a wide variety of physical and nervous disorders through electric shock treatment. It was believed to be beneficial to pass electric current through the human body, and these devices could be used...
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23. Magneto-electric, Magneto- electrical
    Mag`net·o-e·lec'tric, Mag`net·o- e·lec'tric·al adjective (Physics) Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction. Magneto-electric machine , a form of dynamo- elect...
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24. Magneto-electricity
    Mag`net·o-e`lec·tric'i·ty noun 1. Electricity evolved by the action of magnets. 2. (Physics) That branch of science which treats of the development of electricity by the action of magnets; -- the counterpart of electro-magnetism .
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25. magneto-electric
    Synonym for magneto-electrical ... <physics> Pertaining to, or characterised by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction. Magneto-electric machine, a form of dynamo-electric machine in which the field is maintained by permanent steel magnets instead of electromagne...
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