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magneto

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun magneto has 1 sense

magneto(n = noun.artifact) magnetoelectric machine - 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; Array

is a kind of generator

is a part of ignition, ignition system

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magneto, n.

A small electric generator with an armature rotating in a magnetic field, having a secondary winding that generates a high voltage, such as one used to generate a voltage sufficient to cause a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in an internal-combustion engine. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

magneto, n. (pl. -os) an electric generator using permanent magnets and producing high voltage, esp. for the ignition of an internal-combustion engine.

Etymology

abbr. of MAGNETO-ELECTRIC

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