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单词 magneto
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Definition of magneto in English:

magneto

nounPlural magnetos maɡˈniːtəʊmæɡˈnidoʊ
  • A small electric generator containing a permanent magnet and used to provide high-voltage pulses, especially (formerly) in the ignition systems of internal combustion engines.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The magnetos, fuel pump, vacuum pump, starter and spark plugs were removed from the engine.
    • Suspecting the electronic ignition, the team disabled the electronics and started the engine ‘the old way,’ using just the magnetos.
    • The hammer was soon replaced by a magneto powered with a hand crank.
    • Wartime models had only steel wheels, a magneto and hand crank, instead of a battery.
    • Each engine had seven improved and interchangeable magnetos, each feeding a grouping of four cylinders.
    • Then check the magnetos at the request of the flight engineer.
    • A magneto broke, the supercharger was knocked off the engine, and some connecting rods broke.
    • The magnetos were in the ceiling behind the front pilot.
    • Checklist complete, here we go: Clear, primer out and ready, starter button press, one blade, two blades, magnetos on, and a little shot of prime as the engine began to cough and sputter.
    • A review of the aircraft's maintenance records did not disclose any previous work written up as having been performed on the magnetos or engine ignition system.
    • The firing mechanism mechanically fires the spotting rifle and uses a magneto to fire the rocket.
    • In 1941 the U.S. Office of Production Management authorized Bosch officials to build a $700,000 facility for aircraft magnetos.
    • Authored by John Schwaner, arguably the world's foremost expert on aircraft magnetos, the book covers everything you could possibly want to know about how your aircraft ignition system works.
    • Condensation in the magnetos will cause shorting of the breaker points.
    • If it's fuel or oil pressure, think pumps; for fuel quantity, think tanks or cross-feed; for temperature, think mixture, cowl flaps and air flow; for air, think carburetor heat or alternate air; and for ignition, think magnetos.
    • This magneto is the type of small generator incorporated in early telephones, and was used to ring telephone bells at the central office and on the subscriber's party line.
    • Air was directed to the spark plugs, magnetos, distributors and to the cap baffles of the turbosupercharger.
    • A magneto blew up at 9,000 ft over the sea between Cyprus and Jordan, a moment that she describes as ‘heartstopping.’
    • Carburetors, magnetos and spark plugs were all carefully checked.
    • After the installation of two new magnetos, Hunter flew on to Cleveland

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of magneto-electric.

Rhymes

Benito, bonito, burrito, coquito, graffito, Hirohito, incognito, Ito, Miskito, mosquito, Quito, Tito, veto
 
 

Definition of magneto in US English:

magneto

nounmaɡˈnēdōmæɡˈnidoʊ
  • A small electric generator containing a permanent magnet and used to provide high-voltage pulses, especially (formerly) in the ignition systems of internal combustion engines.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A review of the aircraft's maintenance records did not disclose any previous work written up as having been performed on the magnetos or engine ignition system.
    • Authored by John Schwaner, arguably the world's foremost expert on aircraft magnetos, the book covers everything you could possibly want to know about how your aircraft ignition system works.
    • Suspecting the electronic ignition, the team disabled the electronics and started the engine ‘the old way,’ using just the magnetos.
    • A magneto broke, the supercharger was knocked off the engine, and some connecting rods broke.
    • The hammer was soon replaced by a magneto powered with a hand crank.
    • The firing mechanism mechanically fires the spotting rifle and uses a magneto to fire the rocket.
    • Each engine had seven improved and interchangeable magnetos, each feeding a grouping of four cylinders.
    • Checklist complete, here we go: Clear, primer out and ready, starter button press, one blade, two blades, magnetos on, and a little shot of prime as the engine began to cough and sputter.
    • If it's fuel or oil pressure, think pumps; for fuel quantity, think tanks or cross-feed; for temperature, think mixture, cowl flaps and air flow; for air, think carburetor heat or alternate air; and for ignition, think magnetos.
    • A magneto blew up at 9,000 ft over the sea between Cyprus and Jordan, a moment that she describes as ‘heartstopping.’
    • This magneto is the type of small generator incorporated in early telephones, and was used to ring telephone bells at the central office and on the subscriber's party line.
    • Wartime models had only steel wheels, a magneto and hand crank, instead of a battery.
    • Carburetors, magnetos and spark plugs were all carefully checked.
    • Air was directed to the spark plugs, magnetos, distributors and to the cap baffles of the turbosupercharger.
    • The magnetos were in the ceiling behind the front pilot.
    • After the installation of two new magnetos, Hunter flew on to Cleveland
    • In 1941 the U.S. Office of Production Management authorized Bosch officials to build a $700,000 facility for aircraft magnetos.
    • The magnetos, fuel pump, vacuum pump, starter and spark plugs were removed from the engine.
    • Then check the magnetos at the request of the flight engineer.
    • Condensation in the magnetos will cause shorting of the breaker points.

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of magneto-electric.

 
 
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