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magneto

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See also: magnéto, magneto-, and magnéto-

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Clipping of magneto-electric (machine).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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magneto (plural magnetos)

  1. 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.]
    • 1965, Popular Mechanics, volume 123, number 3, page 140:
      Black tracks on the magneto, a hairline crack in the flywheel casing, pitted points or a spitless exhaust — all are clues to potential conkouts

Descendants

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  • French: magnéto
  • Spanish: magneto

Translations

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Anagrams

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Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maɡˈneto/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Hyphenation: mag‧ne‧to

Noun

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magneto (accusative singular magneton, plural magnetoj, accusative plural magnetojn)

  1. magnet

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English magneto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maɡˈneto/ [maɣ̞ˈne.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: mag‧ne‧to

Noun

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magneto m (plural magnetos)

  1. magneto

Further reading

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