ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electrical distributor mean? 

• ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR (noun)
  The noun ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR has 1 sense:

1. electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence

  Familiarity information: ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

distributer; distributor; electrical distributor

Hypernyms ("electrical distributor" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Meronyms (parts of "electrical distributor"):

capacitance; capacitor; condenser; electrical condenser (an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge)

distributor cam (the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order)

distributor cap (the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs)

breaker point; distributor point; point (a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs)

rotor (the revolving bar of a distributor)

Holonyms ("electrical distributor" is a part of...):

ignition; ignition system (the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine)