ignition coil in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ignition coil in the English»French Dictionary

ignition coil N

ignition coil

bobine f d'allumage

Translations for ignition coil in the French»English Dictionary

bobine d'allumage MOTOR

ignition coil

Translations for ignition coil in the English»French Dictionary

I.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] N

1. coil:

coil (of rope, barbed wire)

rouleau m

coil (of electric wire)

bobine f

coil (of smoke)

volute f

coil (of hair)

boucle f

coil (of snake)

anneau m

2. coil (of petrol engine):

coil

bobine f

3. coil (contraceptive):

coil

stérilet m

to have a coil fitted

se faire poser un stérilet

II.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] VB trans

coil hair, rope, wire:

coil

enrouler

III.coil [Brit kɔɪl, Am kɔɪl] VB intr

coil river, procession:

coil

serpenter

to coil upwards smoke:

monter en volutes

IV.to coil itself VB refl

to coil itself refl:

to coil itself

s'enrouler (round autour de)

ignition [Brit ɪɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n, Am ɪɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. ignition MOTOR (system):

ignition

allumage m

electronic ignition

allumage électronique

to adjust the ignition

régler l'allumage

2. ignition MOTOR (starting mechanism):

ignition

contact m

to switch on/off the ignition

mettre/couper le contact

3. ignition (igniting):

ignition MOTOR, TECH

allumage m

ignition coil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ignition coil in the English»French Dictionary

ignition coil N

ignition coil

bobine f d'allumage

Translations for ignition coil in the English»French Dictionary

I.coil [kɔɪl] N

1. coil (wound spiral):

coil

rouleau m

coil of rope

pli m

2. coil inf MED → IUD

II.coil [kɔɪl] VB intr

coil snake:

to coil around sth

s'enrouler autour de qc

III.coil [kɔɪl] VB trans

coil

enrouler

to coil oneself around sth

s'enrouler autour de qc

See also IUD

IUD [ˌaɪju:ˈdi:] N

IUD MED abbreviation of intra-uterine device

IUD

stérilet m

ignition [ɪgˈnɪʃən] N no pl

1. ignition AUTO:

ignition

allumage m

to switch the ignition on

démarrer

2. ignition AVIAT:

ignition

mise à feu f

3. ignition form (causing to burn):

ignition

embrasement m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unlike a power transformer, an ignition coil has an open magnetic circuit - the iron core does not form a closed loop around the windings.

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When the contact breaker closes, it allows a current from the battery to build up in the primary winding of the ignition coil.

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The computer will send a signal to the ignition coil at the indicated time in the timing map in order to fire the spark plug.

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Opening the points causes a high induction voltage in the system's ignition coil.

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The ignition coil consists of two transformer windings sharing a common magnetic corethe primary and secondary windings.

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It consists of a solid-state ignition circuit, as well as an integrated ignition coil that can be removed and serviced separately.

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These systems used a single ignition coil for the engine, supplying the spark to each cylinder in turn.

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An example of an autotransformer is an automobile ignition coil.

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The remaining secondary (high voltage) circuit stayed essentially the same, using an ignition coil and a rotary distributor.

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The central electrode, which may contain a resistor, is connected by a heavily insulated wire to the output terminal of an ignition coil or magneto.

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