magneto
/maɡˈniːtəʊ/
magneto noun: a small magnetic dynamo, especially one that provides power to the spark plugs of a small internal combustion engine (now mostly used in aircraft).
Noun
magneto (plural magnetos)
- A small magnetic dynamo, especially one that provides power to the spark plugs of a small internal combustion engine (now mostly used in aircraft).
- Black tracks on the magneto, a hairline crack in the flywheel casing, pitted points or a spitless exhaust — all are clues to potential conkouts1965, Popular Mechanics, volume 123, number 3, page 140
magneto meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
magneto in Hindi
- मैग्नेटो
magneto in Tamil
- மகினற்றோ, மகினெற்றோ
magneto in Marathi
- मॅग्नेटो
magneto in Urdu
- میگنیٹو, میگنےٹو
More languagesFewer languages
- magneto in Telugu
- మాగ్నెటో
- magneto in Malayalam
- തീ കത്തിക്കുന്നതിനുളള ഒരു വിദ്യുദ്യുപായം, കാന്തം
- magneto in Kannada
- ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟೋ, ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟೊ
- magneto in Punjabi
- ਮੈਗਨੈਟੋ, ਮੈਗਨੇਟੋ
- magneto in Odia
- ମ୍ଯ଼ାଗ୍ନେଟୋ
- magneto in Nepali
- म्याग्नेटो
- magneto in Tagalog
- balnitab
Forms of magneto
| plural | magnetos |
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Origin of magneto
Clipping of magneto-electric (machine).
Words that rhyme with magneto
Questions about magneto
- What does magneto mean?
- Magneto means a small magnetic dynamo, especially one that provides power to the spark plugs of a small internal combustion engine (now mostly used in aircraft).
- What is magneto in Hindi?
- Magneto in Hindi is मैग्नेटो. See Magneto meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is magneto?
- Magneto is a noun.
- How do you pronounce magneto?
- Magneto is pronounced /maɡˈniːtəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of magneto?
- The plural of magneto is magnetos.
Words near magneto in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: magneto (page history and authors); magneto (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magneto (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magneto (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magneto (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magneto (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magneto (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magneto (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magneto (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magneto (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); magneto (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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