Mag·net·o-e·lec·tric Mag·net·o-e·lec·tric·al a. Physics Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction.
  Magneto-electric machine, a form of dynamo-electric machine in which the field is maintained by permanent steel magnets instead of electro-magnets.
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  magnetoelectric machine
       n : a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high
           voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a
           spark plug in a gasoline engine [syn: magneto]