ignition coil

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   an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs

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Questions about ignition coil

What does ignition coil mean?

ignition coil means "an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs".

Is ignition coil a common word?

ignition coil is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.