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choke coil

American  

noun

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


choke coil British  

noun

  1. another name for choke

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of choke coil

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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When the transmitter resistance is decreased, and 239a larger current should flow through the choke coil, the electrons are asked to speed up in going through the coil.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John

PREVENTION, KICK-BACK.—A choke coil placed in the power circuit to prevent the high frequency currents from getting into the transformer and breaking down the insulation.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

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

From Anchorite by Schelling, George Luther

Connect the + or positive electrode of the storage battery to the other switch tap and between the switch and the choke coil connect the protective condenser across the 110 volt feed wires.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

Connect the protective condenser across the direct current feed wires between the panel cut-out and the choke coil.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

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