choke coil


nounElectricity.
  1. a coil of large inductance that gives relatively large impedance to alternating current.

Origin of choke coil

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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 Tower
  • A 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 Tower
  • Find the reactance of a choke coil having a resistance of 10 ohms, when its impedance is 50 ohms.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • He knows that copper is a conductor, so he can't see how a current could be cut off by a choke coil.

    Anchorite | Randall Garrett
  • The current from the generator passes through an iron-cored choke coil, marked LA in the figure.

British Dictionary definitions for choke coil

choke coil

noun
  1. another name for choke (def. 12)

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