choke coil
a coil of large inductance that gives relatively large impedance to alternating current.
Origin of choke coil
1- Also called choke.
Words Nearby choke coil
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How to use choke coil in a sentence
A coil having a single winding and used to introduce inductance in a circuit is called a choke coil.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerA choke coil inserted in a lamp circuit in series with the lamps dims the lamps because it reduces the intensity of the current.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerFind the reactance of a choke coil having a resistance of 10 ohms, when its impedance is 50 ohms.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerHe knows that copper is a conductor, so he can't see how a current could be cut off by a choke coil.
Anchorite | Randall GarrettThe current from the generator passes through an iron-cored choke coil, marked LA in the figure.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son | John Mills
British Dictionary definitions for choke coil
another name for choke (def. 12)
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