brushless

¹ American  

[bruhsh-lis] / ˈbrʌʃ lɪs /

adjective

1. requiring no brush to use or apply.

   brushless shaving cream.

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brushless ² American  

[bruhsh-lis] / ˈbrʌʃ lɪs /

adjective

1. clear or cleared of brush.

   a brushless plain.

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Other Word Forms

• brushlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of brushless¹

First recorded in 1930–35; brush ¹ + -less

Origin of brushless²

First recorded in 1830–40; brush ² + -less

Example Sentences

Her intriguing recent oils on canvas and panel at the Los Angeles gallery Luis De Jesus are painted with brushless exactitude, their crisp and controlled surfaces belying personal and interpersonal complexities beneath.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2019

Finally, it has a 350 watt brushless motor that ups the top speed from 14 to 18 miles per hour, and also gives a big boost to your acceleration.

From The Verge • Oct. 9, 2017

“Using brushless DC motors and lithium battery cells, Rutherford’s turbopumps decouple the thermodynamic problem immediately,” said Beck.

From Forbes • Apr. 14, 2015

Colin Angle is co-founder and CEO of iRobot in Bedford, Mass. The company recently created a brushless version of the Roomba vacuum, and this week released a telepresent robot called Ava 500.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2014

And he took a thin paintbrush from the top of the desk, and pushed the brushless end into the lock, jiggled it and pushed some more.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman