inductor
Americannoun
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Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
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a person who inducts, as into office.
noun
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a person or thing that inducts
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a component, such as a coil, in an electrical circuit the main function of which is to produce inductance
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An electrical component or circuit, especially an induction coil, that introduces inductance into a circuit.
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A substance that causes an induced reaction. Unlike a catalyst, an inductor is irreversibly transformed in the reaction.
Etymology
Origin of inductor
1645–55; < Medieval Latin: importer, instigator, Late Latin: schoolmaster, equivalent to Latin indūc ( ere ) ( see induce) + -tor -tor
Vocabulary lists containing inductor
Electricity and Magnetism - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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The inductor and capacitor have energy input and output but do not dissipate it out of the circuit.
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This is considered to be an effective resistance of the inductor to AC.
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We know that the current through an inductor L cannot be turned on or off instantaneously.
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In both cases—large L and small R —more energy is stored in the inductor and more time is required to get it in and out.
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Finally, when the telephone is unhooked, the inductor, J, and the bell, W, are thrown out of circuit, and the telephone is interposed between d and i, that is, between L and T.—La Lumiere Electrique.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 by Various
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