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Inductor   Listen
noun
Inductor  n.  
1.
The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.
2.
(Elec.) That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.





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"Inductor" Quotes from Famous Books



... and also prevent a communication of flame from the cylinder to the receptacle. In the upper end of the cylinder or of the piston shield are provided electrodes which give an electric spark, or a platinum wire which is rendered incandescent by a current from an inductor or other source of electricity to ignite the combustible charge of the cylinder. After the engine has been for some time at work, the heat at the upper part of the cylinder may suffice for effecting ignition without provision of other means ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 • Various


Words linked to "Inductor" :   inductance, electrical device


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