contactor

[kon-tak-ter, kuh n-tak-ter]

noun Electricity.

a mechanically operated switch for continuously establishing and interrupting an electric power circuit.

Origin of contactor

First recorded in 1905–10; contact + -or²

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British Dictionary definitions for contactor

contactor

noun

a type of switch for repeatedly opening and closing an electric circuit. Its operation can be mechanical, electromagnetic, or pneumatic

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