spark plug

spark plug

One who energizes others with one's ideas and positive personality. Primarily heard in US. Kelly was the spark plug the company needed to get their new project off the ground.
See also: plug, spark
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (one's) true colours
  • goodnight Vienna
  • capture
  • capture (one's) imagination
  • capture imagination
  • plug-ugly
  • plug out
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • (from) top to toe
References in periodicals archive
First gas flow velocity around the spark plug was measured using a Laser Doppler Velocimeter to understand ignition environment.
Development of Ignition Technology for Dilute Combustion Engines
Full Research Report On Global Spark Plug Market Analysis available at: https://www.millioninsights.com/industry-reports/spark-plug-market
Spark Plug Market To Grow Significantly Owing To Rising Use Of Iridium Material In New Engine Models Till 2023 / Million Insights
If the aircraft is stored in a region of high humidity, or near a sea coast, it is better to use dehydrator plugs instead of merely replacing the spark plugs as prescribed.
Engine Storage 101: The 30-Day Rule: Manufacturers suggest that engine inactivity in excess of 30 days might require the need for special preservation methods to fight corrosion
Wall fears the penalty "may swing things in Spark Plug's favour", but expects his seven-year-old to give a very good account of himself.
First Sitting defends unbeaten Goodwood record in Foundation
In brief, the magic formula is simple: Air mixes with fuel, the spark plugs ignite and, as if by magic, you have internal combustion.
How does a petrol engine work? #DRIVETALKING DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THE MECHANICAL WORKINGS OF THE VEHICLE YOU DRIVE ON A DAILY BASIS? SOPHIE WILLIAMSON-STOTHERT EXPLAINS
With a high cruising speed and sharp turn of foot, Spark Plug (12-1) had plenty of good form in top handicaps at around a mile.
SPARK PLUG'S ELECTRIFYING
Spark Plug has not won since last May, but that should not be too offputting if his stealthy progress this summer is factored into the equation.
Spark to fire in Cambridgeshire
Spark Plug surged gamely towards the finishing line on the Knavesmire - he was beaten under two lengths by the winner - which tends to suggest the extra furlong in the Cambridgeshire will suit him down to the ground.
Meehan's bright Spark Plug to fire in the Cambridgeshire
Prominent players in the global automotive spark & glow plugs market include NGK Spark Plug Co.
Global Automotive Spark & Glow Plugs Market is Expected Reach US$ 6.6 Bn by 2022: PMR
The team of researchers, from NGK Spark Plug Company and Nagoya University, fabricated oxides that have the potential to replace metal electrodes and investigated their physical properties above room temperature.
Perovskites can improve fabrication of ceramic electronics
Surprisingly, its origins can be traced to the kilns of Flint's AC Spark Plug Company.
The art and science of Flint Faience Tile
10 November 2014 - US technology healthcare company Spirometrix Inc said that it had completed a USD8.6m (EUR6.8m) Series B investment round led by NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd (TYO:5334).
Spirometrix closes USD8.5m in Series B round
In this equation, can be observed that the major ignition system exigency is on high loads (i.e., high combustion chamber pressures), large spark plug gaps and engines with high turbulence at the spark plug region (turbo-charged or direct injection engines, which increases the constant value).
Technical evaluation of vehicle ignition systems: conduct differences between a high energy capacitive system and a standard inductive system/Avaliacao tecnica de sistemas de ignicao veicular: diferencas entre um sistema capacitivo de alta energia e um sistema indutivo padrao
To address this, Federal-Mogul (federalmogul.com) has developed a new high-performance spark plug ceramic, SureFire Plus, that allows the manufacture of spark plugs that can deliver voltages of 42 kV or more (compared with 36 kV) and have a smaller diameter, 10 mm, for example, rather than 14 mm.
Federal-Mogul develops new ceramic for better plugs
NGK Spark Plug forms auto parts-selling unit in Russia
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