sparkingn.¹

/ˈspɑːkɪŋ/

Etymology: < spark v.¹

The action of emitting sparks; spec. the production or emission of electric sparks at points where the continuity of a current is broken or interrupted.

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the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > spark or glittering light > sparkling or glittering

glistening1398

sprankling1398

twinkling1398

sprinklinga1400

sparklingc1440

glisteringc1450

glister1535

glittering1567

spangling1576

scintillation1585

sparkle1589

glitter1602

sparking1611

coruscancy1630

emication1646

eruscationa1652

sparklingnessa1691

glitterance1801

glisten1840

spangle1853

sparkliness-

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > [noun] > point of discharge > discontinuous discharge > emission of

sparking1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Scintillation, a sparking, or sparkling.

1883 Daily News 29 Sept. 7/1 It is, perhaps, owing to this arrangement that there is so little sparking to be seen at the brushes of the machine.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 3/1 None of the electric supply companies can prevent sparking from their cables.

Compounds

C1. attributive, as sparking arrangement, sparking distance, sparking knob, etc.

ΚΠ

1881 Nature No. 624. 572 As soon as the cloud by its motion comes within sparking distance.

1891 Dublin Rev. Oct. 421 The sparking arrangement is placed inside an ordinary projection lantern.

1900 Knowledge 1 Oct. 234/2 If the electric bell was placed on the same table as the sparking knobs.

C2.

sparking coil n. = spark coil n. at spark n.¹ Compounds 4.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > [noun] > point of discharge > in internal-combustion engine > coil

spark coil1868

sparking coil1897

ignition coil1900

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > starters > parts of

spark coil1868

sparking coil1897

ignition coil1900

timer1901

point1902

1897 G. D. Hiscox Gas Engines x. 74 The sparking coil..consists of a bundle of iron wire, insulated and wrapped with insulated copper wire.

1929 Proc. Inst. Automobile Engineers 23 252 If the sparking coil and plug gap be so balanced that the spark is just able to pass without a following arc, then the least widening of the gap will result in a failure of the spark to pass.

sparking plug n. a device that is fitted to the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and used to ignite the explosive mixture in the cylinder by the discharge of a spark between two electrodes at its end.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > [noun] > point of discharge > in internal-combustion engine > plug

plug1886

ignition plug1900

sparking plug1902

spark plug1903

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > starters

fire syringe1822

starting handle1836

magneto1882

self-starter1884

plug1886

gas starter1898

ignition plug1900

sparking plug1902

spark plug1903

dual ignition1909

impulse coupling1916

impulse starter1916

kick-starter1916

mag1918

cut-in1921

cartridge starter1922

recoil starter1931

glow plug1947

ignition1961

1902 Daily Chron. 5 Sept. 7/5 Only when I got to the very top did I find the last sparking plug cracked.

1908 tr. Lieckfeld's Oil Motors v. 85 A further improvement in electric ignition was introduced by the French firm [sc. de Dion et Bouton] when they brought out the sparking plug.

1929 E. Linklater Poet's Pub xxvi. 279 The life of a sparking-plug is a fierce tropical existence.

1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook iii. 35/2 For the best performance, sparking plugs should be renewed every 10,000 miles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

sparkingn.²

Etymology: < spark v.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsparking.

U.S.

Courting, paying attentions. Also attributive.

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the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun]

wooingc1000

wouhlechec1230

wouhlechunga1250

love work?a1300

love-druryc1300

love playc1390

suitc1475

lovemakinga1500

loveshipc1500

suiting1568

courtship1600

courting1607

suitoringa1640

amouring1675

sparking1804

sprunting1823

lovering1848

twosing1940

1804 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems 95 She's courted been, by many a lad, And knows how sparking's done.

1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. I. 47 I don't mean to say that Judy had any thing agin sparking.

a1859 McClintock Beadle's Crtship. If I ever..had any dealings with the feminine gender again, in the sparking line.

1888 E. Eggleston Graysons xxxiii. 348 The boys that do a good deal of sparking, and the girls that have a lot of beaux.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

sparkingadj.

Etymology: < spark v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsparking.

1. That emits sparks; filled with sparks.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > sparking

sparkling?c1225

sparkinga1300

sputteringa1657

flaky1776

a1300 Cursor Mundi 2925 Wit sparcand reke..Als it war a brinand ouen.

1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxvi, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 740 Then there is naething but sparking ashes.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 21 Sept. 1/1 About as comfortable a seat as a barrel of gunpowder in a sparking smithy.

2. Scottish. That gives off spots; spattering.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > splashed or spattered with wet substance > splashing or spattering with wet substance

sparking1873

1873 A. G. Murdoch Lilts on Doric Lyre 57 Noo I maun dicht my sparkin' pen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

n.¹1611

n.²1804

adj.a1300

单词	sparking
释义	sparkingn.¹ /ˈspɑːkɪŋ/ Etymology: < spark v.¹ The action of emitting sparks; spec. the production or emission of electric sparks at points where the continuity of a current is broken or interrupted. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > spark or glittering light > sparkling or glittering glistening1398 sprankling1398 twinkling1398 sprinklinga1400 sparklingc1440 glisteringc1450 glister1535 glittering1567 spangling1576 scintillation1585 sparkle1589 glitter1602 sparking1611 coruscancy1630 emication1646 eruscationa1652 sparklingnessa1691 glitterance1801 glisten1840 spangle1853 sparkliness- the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > [noun] > point of discharge > discontinuous discharge > emission of sparking1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Scintillation, a sparking, or sparkling. 1883 Daily News 29 Sept. 7/1 It is, perhaps, owing to this arrangement that there is so little sparking to be seen at the brushes of the machine. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 3/1 None of the electric supply companies can prevent sparking from their cables. Compounds C1. attributive, as sparking arrangement, sparking distance, sparking knob, etc. ΚΠ 1881 Nature No. 624. 572 As soon as the cloud by its motion comes within sparking distance. 1891 Dublin Rev. Oct. 421 The sparking arrangement is placed inside an ordinary projection lantern. 1900 Knowledge 1 Oct. 234/2 If the electric bell was placed on the same table as the sparking knobs. C2. sparking coil n. = spark coil n. at spark n.¹ Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > [noun] > point of discharge > in internal-combustion engine > coil spark coil1868 sparking coil1897 ignition coil1900 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > starters > parts of spark coil1868 sparking coil1897 ignition coil1900 timer1901 point1902 1897 G. D. Hiscox Gas Engines x. 74 The sparking coil..consists of a bundle of iron wire, insulated and wrapped with insulated copper wire. 1929 Proc. Inst. Automobile Engineers 23 252 If the sparking coil and plug gap be so balanced that the spark is just able to pass without a following arc, then the least widening of the gap will result in a failure of the spark to pass. sparking plug n. a device that is fitted to the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and used to ignite the explosive mixture in the cylinder by the discharge of a spark between two electrodes at its end. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > [noun] > point of discharge > in internal-combustion engine > plug plug1886 ignition plug1900 sparking plug1902 spark plug1903 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > starters fire syringe1822 starting handle1836 magneto1882 self-starter1884 plug1886 gas starter1898 ignition plug1900 sparking plug1902 spark plug1903 dual ignition1909 impulse coupling1916 impulse starter1916 kick-starter1916 mag1918 cut-in1921 cartridge starter1922 recoil starter1931 glow plug1947 ignition1961 1902 Daily Chron. 5 Sept. 7/5 Only when I got to the very top did I find the last sparking plug cracked. 1908 tr. Lieckfeld's Oil Motors v. 85 A further improvement in electric ignition was introduced by the French firm [sc. de Dion et Bouton] when they brought out the sparking plug. 1929 E. Linklater Poet's Pub xxvi. 279 The life of a sparking-plug is a fierce tropical existence. 1970 K. Ball Fiat 600, 600D Autobook iii. 35/2 For the best performance, sparking plugs should be renewed every 10,000 miles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2019). sparkingn.² Etymology: < spark v.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsparking. U.S. Courting, paying attentions. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun] wooingc1000 wouhlechec1230 wouhlechunga1250 love work?a1300 love-druryc1300 love playc1390 suitc1475 lovemakinga1500 loveshipc1500 suiting1568 courtship1600 courting1607 suitoringa1640 amouring1675 sparking1804 sprunting1823 lovering1848 twosing1940 1804 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems 95 She's courted been, by many a lad, And knows how sparking's done. 1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. I. 47 I don't mean to say that Judy had any thing agin sparking. a1859 McClintock Beadle's Crtship. If I ever..had any dealings with the feminine gender again, in the sparking line. 1888 E. Eggleston Graysons xxxiii. 348 The boys that do a good deal of sparking, and the girls that have a lot of beaux. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). sparkingadj. Etymology: < spark v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsparking. 1. That emits sparks; filled with sparks. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > sparking sparkling?c1225 sparkinga1300 sputteringa1657 flaky1776 a1300 Cursor Mundi 2925 Wit sparcand reke..Als it war a brinand ouen. 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxvi, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 740 Then there is naething but sparking ashes. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 21 Sept. 1/1 About as comfortable a seat as a barrel of gunpowder in a sparking smithy. 2. Scottish. That gives off spots; spattering. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > splashed or spattered with wet substance > splashing or spattering with wet substance sparking1873 1873 A. G. Murdoch Lilts on Doric Lyre 57 Noo I maun dicht my sparkin' pen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.¹1611n.²1804adj.a1300
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