- distributor, distributer, electrical distributor - electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
--1 is a kind of electrical device
--1 is a part of ignition, ignition system
--1 has parts:capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser; distributor cam; distributor cap; distributor point, breaker point, point; rotor