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spark coil
noun
, Electricity.
- a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
spark coil
noun
- an induction coil used to produce spark discharges
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spark coil1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
Nick Jr., the first in his family to receive a formal education, became fixated on electricity when he helped his godfather repair the spark coils on his Model T Ford.
From New York Times
This winding constitutes all of the magneto windings, no external spark coil being necessary.
From Project Gutenberg
She turned the fly wheel far enough to get the buzz of the spark coils.
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With batteries and a spark coil, we can easily send that distance, certainly in this mountain atmosphere.
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In wireless telegraphy, a spark coil sets up waves in the ether and other coils similarly "tuned," receive the waves anywhere in the universe.
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