1. electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence; [syn: distributor, distributer, electrical distributor]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
electrical distributor
n 1: electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark
plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing
sequence [syn: distributor, distributer, electrical
distributor]