Definition of Spark gap

1. Noun. A component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them.

Generic synonyms: Component, Constituent, Element
Group relationships: Ignition, Ignition System

2. Noun. The gap between two high-potential terminals.
Generic synonyms: Crack, Gap
Group relationships: Induction Coil

Definition of Spark gap

1. Noun. A gap, between two electrical terminals, across which sparks are generated. ¹

2. Noun. Such a gap as a component of an engine's ignition system, especially that between the electrodes of a spark plug. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spark Gap

sparhawks
sparid
sparid fish
sparids
sparing
sparing action
sparing phenomenon
sparingly
sparingness
spark
spark advance
spark arrester
spark chamber
spark coil
spark counter
spark gap (current term)
spark gaps
spark knock
spark knocks
spark lever
spark off
spark plug
spark plugs
spark spread
spark transmitter
spark up
sparke
sparked
sparker

Literary usage of Spark gap

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

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"By AIEE THE SPHERE spark gap HY SW FARNSWORTH AND CL FORTESCUE For many years the ... Numerous investigators have made calibration curves for the spark gap ..."

2. Practical Wireless Telegraphy: A Complete Text Book for Students of Radio by Elmer Eustice Bucher (1917)
"SECTION G. THE RELATION OF spark gap ACTION TO COUPLING AND PURITY OF THE RADIATED WAVE. Frequently much confusion arises in the mind of the radio student ..."

3. Practical Wireless Telegraphy: A Complete Text Book for Students of Radio by Elmer Eustice Bucher (1917)
"SECTION G. THE RELATION OF spark gap ACTION TO COUPLING AND PURITY OF THE RADIATED WAVE. Frequently much confusion arises in the mind of the radio student ..."

4. Practical Wireless Telegraphy: A Complete Text Book for Students of Radio by Elmer Eustice Bucher (1917)
"SECTION G. THE RELATION OF spark gap ACTION TO COUPLING AND PURITY OF THE RADIATED WAVE. Frequently much confusion arises in the mind of th.e radio student ..."

5. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"**The Safety spark gap. In order to protect the insulation of the armature and all other parts from injury due to excessive voltage, a safety spark gap is ..."

6. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"The Safety spark gap. In order to protect the insulation of the armature and all other parts from injury due to excessive voltage, a safety spark gap is ..."

7. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"The Safety spark gap. In order to protect the insulation of the armature and all other parts from injury due to excessive voltage, a safety spark gap is ..."

8. Report of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"As long as the pressure is low the spark gap is a perfect insulator ; when the ... The property of the spark-gap of passing almost instantaneously from a ..."

9. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"By AIEE THE SPHERE spark gap HY SW FARNSWORTH AND CL FORTESCUE For many years the ... Numerous investigators have made calibration curves for the spark gap ..."

10. Practical Wireless Telegraphy: A Complete Text Book for Students of Radio by Elmer Eustice Bucher (1917)
"SECTION G. THE RELATION OF spark gap ACTION TO COUPLING AND PURITY OF THE RADIATED WAVE. Frequently much confusion arises in the mind of the radio student ..."

11. Practical Wireless Telegraphy: A Complete Text Book for Students of Radio by Elmer Eustice Bucher (1917)
"SECTION G. THE RELATION OF spark gap ACTION TO COUPLING AND PURITY OF THE RADIATED WAVE. Frequently much confusion arises in the mind of the radio student ..."

12. Practical Wireless Telegraphy: A Complete Text Book for Students of Radio by Elmer Eustice Bucher (1917)
"SECTION G. THE RELATION OF spark gap ACTION TO COUPLING AND PURITY OF THE RADIATED WAVE. Frequently much confusion arises in the mind of th.e radio student ..."

13. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The current will pass across the safety spark gap in case a high tension cable is disconnected, if the spark gap is too great, or if for any other reason ..."

14. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"The Safety spark gap. In order to protect the insulation of the armature and all other parts from injury due to excessive voltage, a safety spark gap is ..."

15. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"The Safety spark gap. In order to protect the insulation of the armature and all other parts from injury due to excessive voltage, a safety spark gap is ..."

16. Report of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"As long as the pressure is low the spark gap is a perfect insulator ; when the ... The property of the spark-gap of passing almost instantaneously from a ..."

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