breaker point

Noun
  1. A contact in the distributor;
    As the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs (synset 103218529)
    is a type of: contact, tangency - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
    is a part of: distributer, distributor, electrical distributor - electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
    same as: distributor point, point

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