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air-core
[ air-kawr, -kohr ]
/ ˈɛərˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr /
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adjective Electricity.
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil ), or containing one or more such coils: air-core transformer.
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Origin of air-core
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby air-core
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How to use air-core in a sentence
In this latter figure you will notice a small air-core coil, LR, between the oscillator and the modulator tube.
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