spark gap

noun Electricity.

a space between two electrodes, across which a discharge of electricity may take place.

the electrodes and the space between, considered as a unit: used in ignition systems.

Origin of spark gap

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby spark gap

spark arrester, spark chamber, spark coil, sparker, spark erosion, spark gap, spark generator, sparkie, sparking plug, sparking voltage, spark-killer

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Example sentences from the Web for spark gap

Then he told her how to adjust her spark-gap and tune the instrument to any given wave-length.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol|Lewis E. Theiss
Almost immediately after Dawson disappeared the crash of the spark across the spark-gap and up the wires was heard.
The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless|H. Irving Hancock
Chub grabbed the key and rattled away at it until the spark-gap was fairly blue.
Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel|Stanley R. Matthews
The crash of his call soon sounded at the spark-gap and quivered on its lightning way up the aerials.
The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless|H. Irving Hancock

While Lew was writing down for him the wireless alphabet, Charley was showing him how to make the letters on the spark-gap.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol|Lewis E. Theiss

British Dictionary definitions for spark gap

spark gap

noun

the space between two electrodes across which a spark can jumpSometimes shortened to: gap

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for spark gap

spark gap

A gap in an otherwise closed electric circuit across which a discharge occurs at a prescribed voltage. The discharge often causes ionization of the surrounding gas and thereby very high temperatures, and can be exploited, as in spark plugs, to ignite engine fuel in a combustion chamber.

单词	spark gap
释义	spark gap noun Electricity. a space between two electrodes, across which a discharge of electricity may take place. the electrodes and the space between, considered as a unit: used in ignition systems. Origin of spark gap First recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby spark gap spark arrester, spark chamber, spark coil, sparker, spark erosion, spark gap, spark generator, sparkie, sparking plug, sparking voltage, spark-killer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spark gap Then he told her how to adjust her spark-gap and tune the instrument to any given wave-length. The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol\|Lewis E. Theiss Almost immediately after Dawson disappeared the crash of the spark across the spark-gap and up the wires was heard. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless\|H. Irving Hancock Chub grabbed the key and rattled away at it until the spark-gap was fairly blue. Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel\|Stanley R. Matthews The crash of his call soon sounded at the spark-gap and quivered on its lightning way up the aerials. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless\|H. Irving Hancock While Lew was writing down for him the wireless alphabet, Charley was showing him how to make the letters on the spark-gap. The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol\|Lewis E. Theiss British Dictionary definitions for spark gap spark gap noun the space between two electrodes across which a spark can jumpSometimes shortened to: gap Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for spark gap spark gap A gap in an otherwise closed electric circuit across which a discharge occurs at a prescribed voltage. The discharge often causes ionization of the surrounding gas and thereby very high temperatures, and can be exploited, as in spark plugs, to ignite engine fuel in a combustion chamber. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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