electrical distributor
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1. electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electrical device, |
| definition | : | a device that produces or is powered by electricity (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | distributor cam, |
| definition | : | the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | distributor cap, |
| definition | : | the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | breaker point, distributor point, point, |
| definition | : | a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | rotor, |
| definition | : | the revolving bar of a distributor (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | ignition, ignition system, |
| definition | : | the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out, |
| definition | : | administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out, |
| definition | : | administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession) |
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