0 a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together, or a flash of light made by electricity:
1 a first small event or problem that causes a much worse situation to develop:
2 an electrician (= a person whose job is to put in and repair electrical wires and equipment):
You need a brickie and a sparks.
3 to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting:
This proposal will almost certainly spark another countrywide debate about immigration.
The recent interest-rate rises have sparked new problems for small businesses.
The visit of the G20 leaders sparked off (= caused the start of) mass demonstrations.
4 a very small bit of something burning that flies out from a fire, or a flash of light seen when an electric current crosses an open space:
In particular, the elements that sparked recovery in 1932 need to be distinguished from those that sustained it throughout the 1930s.
The issue sparked a concerned debate in the city.
The taxation in itself, however heavy, could hardly have sparked off so violent a conflagration if conditions had not been appropriate for it.
Attrition rates, for tanks and aircraft increased greatly, sparking off a debate about the implication of the new technologies.
At each location, data were recorded for 200 successive sparks.
Thus, given an instantaneous signal and the period between successive sparks, the coherent and random parts of the signal can be separated.
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