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Spark Arrester

Definition: Spark Arrester

Spark Arrester

Noun

1. Electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed.

2. A wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Spark Arrester

DomainDefinition

Electrical Engineering

An electrical network for diminishing sparking at contact elements e. g. a network consisting of a capacitance and resistance in series(BTM). Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Spark Arrester

Synonym: sparker (n). (additional references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Spark Arrester

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

chimney spark arrester

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Spark Arrester

Language Translations for "spark arrester"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

aparat fikjeje xixëve. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

искрогасител (blowout). (various references)

   

Danish

  

gnistfanger (bulk head, flame arrester, flame arresting gauze, flame trap, spark-quench). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vonkenvanger (bulk head, flame arrester, flame arresting gauze, flame trap, spark-quench), terugslagfilter (bulk head, flame arrester, flame arresting gauze, flame trap). (various references)

   

French

  

pare-feu, pare-étincelles (spark-quench), grille flammèches (spark-quench), coupe-flamme, étouffeur d'étincelles (spark-quench). (various references)

   

German

  

Funkenschutz (bulk head, flame arrester, flame arresting gauze, flame trap), Funkenfänger (spark-quench), Flammsicherung (bulk head, flame arrester, flame arresting gauze, flame trap). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πλέγμα προστατευτικό από σπινθήρες (spark-quench), πλέγμα προφύλαξης από σπινθήρες (spark-quench), φλογοπαγίδα (bulk head, flame arrester, flame arresting gauze, flame arrestor, flame trap, flashback arrestor). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szikraoltó (quencher). (various references)

   

Italian

  

parascintille (spark-quench), parafiamma (bulk head, flame arrester, flame arresting gauze, flame trap), griglia parascintille (spark-quench). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arkspay arresteray

   

Portuguese

  

pára-chispas (bulk head, flame arrester, flame arresting gauze, flame trap). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

искроуловитель (spark-arrester). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

varnični zatvarač. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

parachispas (spark-quench). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kıvılcım kesici, kıvılcım kafesi. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

іскровловлювач. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Spark Arrester

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-k-p-r-r-r-r-s-s-t"

-3 letters: parrakeets.

-4 letters: arresters, asperates, parakeets, parrakeet, partakers, parterres, rearrests, separates, streakers.

-5 letters: arrester, asperate, asperser, asserter, parakeet, partaker, partakes, parterre, presters, rearrest, reassert, respeaks, retakers, separate, serrates, sparkers, speakers, spearers, starkers, streaker, taperers, terrases, trapeses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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