Definition of Ignition coil

1. Noun. An induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs.

Group relationships: Ignition, Ignition System
Generic synonyms: Induction Coil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ignition Coil

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ignipunctures
ignis fatuus
ignitabilities
ignitability
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igniters
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ignitibility
ignitible
igniting
ignition
ignition coil (current term)
ignition key
ignition lock
ignition switch
ignition system
ignition temperature
ignition temperatures
ignitions
ignitor
ignitors
ignitron
ignitrons
ignivomous
ignobilities
ignobility

Literary usage of Ignition coil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"4, page 245, is for the purpose of obtaining a more nearly uniform current through the primary winding of the ignition coil, at the time the breaker points ..."

2. Automotive Ignition Systems by Earl Lester Consoliver, Grover Ira Mitchell (1920)
"ignition coil Testing.—The ignition coil can be examined only from the outside. ... Testing vibrating ignition coil. Vibrating Coils. ..."

3. Automobile Ignition, Starting, and Lighting: A Comprehensive Analysis of the by Charles Brian Hayward (1922)
"The ignition coil is also of the dry assembly type. Its construction permits the easy accessibility and simplifies the assembly of the entire unit, Fig. ..."

4. Automotive Repair: Instruction Manual of Repair Jobs by John Calvin Wright (1921)
"An ignition coil contains an iron core around which is wound several hundred turns of coarse cotton insulated wire (Fig. 113, p. 452). ..."

5. Automobile Starting, Lighting and Ignition: Elementary Principles, Practical by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1916)
"It consists of a number of turns of iron wire, the resistance of which is considerably more than the resistance of the primary winding of the ignition coil. ..."

6. The Petrol Engine: A Text-book Dealing with the Principles of Design and by Francis John Kean (1915)
"ignition coil CASE. so that the ignition can neither be advanced nor retarded, ... An ignition coil suitable for a single cylinder engine is shown in Fig3. ..."

7. Automobile Repairing Made Easy, Shop Methods, Equipment, Processes: A by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"303E is for the purpose of obtaining a more nearly uniform current through the primary winding of the ignition coil at the time the ..."

8. The Modern Motor Car: A Book of Simplified Upkeep by Harold Phillips Manly (1914)
"FOUR UNIT ignition coil HAVING MASTER VIBRATOR MOUNTED IN CENTER OF BOX. 6. This completes the necessary rewiring, as it is not necessary to use all the ..."

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