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spark plug in Malay

palam pencucuh

spark plug in Malay: palam pencucuh. In English, spark plug means the part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.).

Malay words for spark plug

part of an internal combustion engine
palam pencucuh

English meaning of spark plug

  1. noun The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.).
  2. noun Someone who is a driving force in new endeavours.
  3. noun A rod (for cylindrical secondaries) or sphere (for spherical secondaries) of fissile material at the center of the secondary of a multistage thermonuclear weapon, which undergoes nuclear fission when compressed to supercriticality by the imploding secondary, helping to raise the secondary to the pressures and temperatures necessary to ignite nuclear fusion in the secondary's fusion fuel.

Full definition of spark plug

spark plug in a sentence

  • In the 21st century, it is not unusual for a set of spark plugs to last a decade or longer; gone are the days when changing the plugs annually was common.
  • Helen is a real spark plug. We're lucky she's on the team.

Synonyms of spark plug

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Questions about spark plug in Malay

What is the meaning of spark plug in Malay?
Spark plug in Malay is palam pencucuh.
Apakah maksud spark plug dalam bahasa Melayu?
Spark plug: palam pencucuh.
What does spark plug mean in English?
Spark plug means the part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.).

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