glow plug — glow plug, adj. Auto., Mach. a device for each cylinder of a diesel engine with a heating element to heat the incoming fuel and air so that combustion will take place more readily when the engine is cold. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
glow plug — glow′ plug n. aum mac a device with a heating element that spreads fuel combustion at each cylinder of a cold diesel engine • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
glow plug — An electrical element located in the combustion chamber of a diesel engine which helps to heat up the air in the chamber so that the diesel fuel will be ignited more quickly. Often they are connected in series so that when one becomes defective… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Glow plug (model engine) — For the glow plugs used in automotive diesel engines, see Glowplug A glow plug (alternatively spelled glowplug or glow plug) is a device, similar to a spark plug, used to ignite the fuel in the very small internal combustion engines typically… … Wikipedia
glow plug indicator — A monitoring element in a preheater system, which changes the colour of its filament in line with the plug and indicating readiness for starting … Dictionary of automotive terms
glow plug — noun Date: circa 1941 a heating element in a diesel engine cylinder to preheat the air and facilitate starting; also a similar element for ignition in other internal combustion engines … New Collegiate Dictionary
glow plug — noun a device in a diesel engine that heats the combustion chamber to help ignition … Wiktionary
sheathed-type glow plug — A single pole glow plug having a tubular heating element with a heating coil or a heating and regulator coil enclosed in a thermally conductive insulator ceramic. Also see self regulating sheathed type glow plug … Dictionary of automotive terms
wire glow plug — A double pole glow plug with an unsheathed wire loop; now superseded by sheathed type glow plugs … Dictionary of automotive terms
coil glow plug — See open coil glow plug … Dictionary of automotive terms
