magneto
English
Etymology
Clipping of magneto-electric (machine).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /maɡˈniːtəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -iːtəʊ
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). [from 19th c.]
Translations
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maɡˈneto]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -eto
- Hyphenation: mag‧ne‧to
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡˈneto/ [maɣ̞ˈne.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -eto
- Syllabification: mag‧ne‧to
Further reading
- “magneto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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