spark: signification et définitions

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Qu'est-ce qu'un spark?

  • An incandescent particle, especially:
  • One thrown off from a burning substance.
  • One resulting from friction.
  • One remaining in an otherwise extinguished fire; an ember.
  • A glistening particle, as of metal.
  • A flash of light, especially a flash produced by electric discharge.
  • A short pulse or flow of electric current.
  • A trace or suggestion, as:
  • A quality or feeling with latent potential; a seed or germ: the spark of genius.
  • A vital, animating, or activating factor: the spark of revolution.
  • Informal A radio operator aboard a ship.
  • Electricity The luminous phenomenon resulting from a disruptive discharge through an insulating material.
  • Electricity The discharge itself.
  • To give off sparks.
  • To give an enthusiastic response.
  • To operate correctly. Used of the ignition system of an internal-combustion engine.
  • To set in motion; activate: The incident sparked a controversy.
  • To rouse to action; spur: A cheering crowd sparked the runner to triumph.
  • An elegantly dressed, highly self-conscious young man.
  • A male suitor; a beau.
  • To court or woo.
  • To play the suitor.