| SPA | a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction |
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| SPA | electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field |
| SPA | a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger |
| SPA | put in motion or move to act |
| SPA | emit or produce sparks |
| SPA | Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) |
| SPA | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine |
| SPA | a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack |
| SPA | electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed |
| SPA | measuring instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles |
| SPA | an induction coil used to create sparks |
| SPA | measuring instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles |