ignition timing

noun

Of a spark ignition internal combustion engine, the timing, relative to the current piston position and crankshaft angle, of the release of a spark in the combustion chamber near the end of the compression stroke.

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Meanings

nounignition timing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableautomotiveOf a spark ignition internal combustion engine, the timing, relative to the current piston position and crankshaft angle, of the release of a spark in the combustion chamber near the end of the compression stroke.
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