Distributor Point (Noun)
Meaning
A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The distributor cap contains multiple distributor points that transfer electrical voltage to the spark plug wires.
- A high-voltage spark is produced at each distributor point, jumping the gap to the spark plug wire terminal.
- As the rotor inside the distributor turns, it touches a new distributor point, sending the high voltage to a different spark plug wire.
- The distributor points are aligned with the spark plug wires, ensuring that the spark is transmitted to the correct cylinder.
- Each time the rotor arm hits a distributor point, it creates a spark that ignites the fuel in a specific cylinder of the engine.