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breaker points

breaker points

[′brā·kər ‚pȯints]
(electricity)
Low-voltage contacts used to interrupt the current in the primary circuit of a gasoline engine's ignition system.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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