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Spark gap is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPARK GAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spark gap

A spark gap consists of an arrangement of two conducting electrodes separated by a gap usually filled with a gas such as air, designed to allow an electric spark to pass between the conductors. When the voltage difference between the conductors exceeds the gap's breakdown voltage, a spark forms, ionizing the gas and drastically reducing its electrical resistance. An electric current then flows until the path of ionized gas is broken or the current reduces below a minimum value called the "holding current". This usually happens when the voltage drops, but in some cases occurs when the heated gas rises, stretching out and then breaking the filament of ionized gas. Usually, the action of ionizing the gas is violent and disruptive, often leading to sound, light and heat. Spark gaps were used historically in early electrical equipment, such as spark gap radio transmitters, electrostatic machines, and X-ray machines. Their most widespread use today is in spark plugs to ignite the fuel in internal combustion engines, but they are also used in lightning arresters and other devices to protect electrical equipment from high-voltage transients.

Definition of spark gap in the English dictionary

The definition of spark gap in the dictionary is the space between two electrodes across which a spark can jump Sometimes shortened to: gap.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPARK GAP

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Translation of «spark gap» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

火花隙
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Translator English - Spanish

hueco de la chispa
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spark gap
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Translator English - Hindi

चिंगारी अंतर
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Translator English - Arabic

الفجوة شرارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

искровой промежуток
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centelhador
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Translator English - Bengali

স্পার্ক ফাঁক
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éclateur
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Jurang percikan
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Translator English - German

Funkenstrecke
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Translator English - Japanese

火花ギャップ
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스파크 갭
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Gap cet
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nắp của cuộn đánh lửa
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இடைவெளி இடைவெளி
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स्पार्क अंतर
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Translator English - Turkish

kıvılcım aralığı
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Translator English - Italian

spinterometro
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iskiernik
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Translator English - Ukrainian

іскровий проміжок
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eclator
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Translator English - Greek

χάσματος σπινθήρων
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Translator English - Afrikaans

vonkgaping
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Translator English - Swedish

gnistgap
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Translator English - Norwegian

gnistgap
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPARK GAP»

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Protection of Electronic Circuits from Overvoltages
The three -electrode spark gap provides both differential- and common-mode protection in a single component. Similar protection would require three separate two-electrode spark gaps, but there is no simple way to get separate spark gaps to ...
Ronald B. Standler, 2012
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Electrical Overstress-Electrostatic Discharge Symposium ...
CAPACITIVE COUPLING EFFECTS IN SPARK-GAP DEVICES Albert J. Wallash and Timothy H. Hughbanks IBM Storage Systems Division 5600 Cottle Road N 1 7/ 1 42 San Jose, California 95193 Phone: 408/256-2015 6.5.2 6.5.3 6.5.4.
‎1994
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Microwave & Wireless Communications Technology
10-3 SPARK GAP GENERATORS An electric arc produces a tremendous amount of electrical energy both at harmonics and at frequencies that are not harmonically related to the principal frequency. You only need note that on any radio ...
Joseph J. Carr, 1997
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Practical Oscillator Handbook
Spark-gap oscillator If we connect a high-voltage source of a.c. across a gap formed by two metal electrodes separated a small fraction of an inch, a noisy display of sparks is produced in the gap. Although the flashing display of the dielectric ...
Irving Gottlieb, 1997
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The Science and Practice of Welding:
Ignition and re-ignition equipment* High-frequency, high-voltage, spark gap oscillator. This device enables the arc to be ignited without touching down the electrode on the work and thus it prevents electrode contamination. It also helps arc re- ...
A. C. Davies, 1992
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Popular Science
Non- Synchronous Operation Taking up the non-synchronous discharge first, let us imagine that the rotating part of either gap is revolved by a direct current motor and that its speed of A diagram of a radio transmitter with a rotary spark gap ...
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Elements of Induction Heating: Design, Control, and Applications
Spark-Gap Converters Although no longer produced commercially, the spark-gap converter was one of the earliest means of providing high-frequency ac power in the radio- frequency region. It was used primarily in metal melting, in particular ...
Stanley Zinn, S. L. Semiatin, 1988
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High Voltage Engineering and Testing
Furthermore it is necessary that the breakdown of the spark gap occurs at the same charging voltage to generate impulses with identical amplitude and time parameters. This behaviour can be reached by triggering the spark gap. Two methods ...
Hugh McLaren Ryan, 2001
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Overvoltage Protection of Low-Voltage Systems, Revised Edition
The impulse sparkover voltage of a spark gap depends on the rate of rise of the generated overvoltage wave. The steeper the wave, the shorter the time during which failure can occur. This voltage–time relationship is clearly shown by the ...
Peter Hasse, 2000
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Popular Science
38: Practical air-blast spark-gap pulling against the spring until the thread breaks is comparable to charging the condenser until the spark-gap breaks down, and the rapid up-and-down oscillations of the weight and spring are much like the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPARK GAP»

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Boys Soccer: Long's five goals spark Gap
QUICKSBURG – Buffalo Gap's Seth Long scored a hat trick before intermission and added two more goals after halftime to pace the Bison to a 7-2 win over ... «Staunton News Leader, May 15»
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Oregon Teacher Burned Messages Into Kids' Arms With A Tesla Coil
“The main hazard specific to spark gap Tesla coils is the primary circuit. This can electrocute you. Neon sign transformers and sometimes oil burner transformers ... «The Inquisitr, May 15»
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What Are Radio Waves?
Hertz used a spark gap attached to an induction coil and a separate spark gap on a receiving antenna. When waves created by the sparks of the coil transmitter ... «Live Science, Apr 15»
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3D Printed Wimshurst Machine
These jars are also connected to a spark gap. When the voltage raises high enough, the jars can discharge all at once by flashing a spark across the gap. «Hackaday, Feb 15»
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How the Tesla Coil Works (Infographic)
The two coils are connected by a spark gap, and the whole system is powered by a high-energy source and transformer. Basically, two circuits are connected by ... «LiveScience.com, Jul 14»
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NPR's 'All Things Considered' Segment Includes Spark Gap Morse …
As part of its series of vignettes exploring a "counterfactual" history, "What if World War I had never happened?" NPR afternoon news magazine "All Things ... «eHam.net, Mar 14»
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Lasers could replace spark plugs in car engines
Spark plugs only ignite the fuel mixture near the spark gap, reducing the combustion efficiency, and the metal that makes them up is slowly eroded as they age. «BBC News, Apr 11»
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Tesla Coils: Unleash the Aether
Eventually, he did away with the wire and utilized a simple spark gap. By increasing the voltage from the dynamo and shortening the length of the pulses he ... «Pure Energy Systems News, Apr 11»
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Excess Energy Discovered in Spark Gap Experiment!
Excess electrical energy has been discovered in spark gaps using Carbon/Graphite - Tungsten rods. Assuming an ideal system, a maximum COP of 171% is ... «ZPEnergy, Feb 06»
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The Middleman
Triggered spark gaps are unremarkable in appearance—each is a cylinder set atop a four-inch-square black box—and small enough to fit in the pocket of a ... «Mother Jones, Apr 05»

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