Associations to the word «Magneto»

Wiktionary

MAGNETO, noun. A small magnetic dynamo, especially one that provides power to the spark plugs of a small internal combustion engine. [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

MAGNETO, noun. A small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats