slip ring

noun

, Electricity.

1. a metal ring, usually of copper or cast iron, mounted so that current may be conducted through stationary brushes into or out of a rotating member.

slip ring

noun

1. electrical engineering a metal ring, mounted on but insulated from a rotating shaft of a motor or generator, by means of which current can be led through stationary brushes into or out of a winding on the shaft

Other Words From

• slip-ring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slip ring¹

First recorded in 1895–1900