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Definition of 'spark gap' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) spark gap
a space between two electrodes, across which a discharge of electricity may take place.

2.  spark gap
the electrodes and the space between, considered as a unit: used in ignition systems.

Etymology:  (1900–05)

Definition of 'spark gap' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) spark gap
a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them

2. (noun) spark gap
the gap between two high-potential terminals


Definition of 'spark gap' The Standard Electrical Dictionary 

1.  spark gap
The space left between the ends of an electric resonator (see Resonator, Electric) across which the spark springs. Its size may be adjustable by a screw, something like the arrangement of screw calipers.



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