Spark : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Spark	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for Spark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spark n a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark, glint] merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes" Synonym(s): sparkle, twinkle, spark, light electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field Synonym(s): discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency" Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) Synonym(s): Spark, Muriel Spark, Dame Muriel Spark, Muriel Sarah Spark a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction v put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" Synonym(s): trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" Synonym(s): spark, sparkle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spark \Spark\, v. i. (Elec.) To produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when revolving under the collecting brushes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spark \Spark\, n. [Icel. sparkr lively, sprightly.] 1. A brisk, showy, gay man. The finest sparks and cleanest beaux. --Prior. 2. A lover; a gallant; a beau.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spark \Spark\, n. [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag[89]ti, Gr. [?] a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph[?]rj to crackle, to thunder. Cf. {Speak}.] 1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion. Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. --Job v. 7. 2. A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle. 3. That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle. [bd]If any spark of life be yet remaining.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Small intellectual spark.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]Vital spark of heavenly flame.[b8] --Pope. We have here and there a little clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge. --Locke. Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark. --Wordsworth. {Spark arrester}, a contrivance to prevent the escape of sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called also {spark consumer}. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spark \Spark\, v. i. To sparkle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spark \Spark\, v. i. To play the spark, beau, or lover. A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is termed, sparking, within. --W. Irwing.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SPARK An annotated subset of {Ada} supported by tools supplied by {Praxis Critical Systems} (originally by PVL). {Home (http://www.sparkada.com)}. (2001-07-12)