linear induction motor

American

Or linear-induction motor

noun

Electricity, Railroads.

an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.

Etymology

Origin of linear induction motor

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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About half a dozen re-boosts would be needed between San Francisco and L.A., but the linear induction motor size needed for re-boosts is much smaller than the initial one.

From BusinessWeek

The best way to do that would be to mount a humongous linear induction motor to the side of a steep solid rock cliff on a tall mountain that is near the equator.

From BusinessWeek

To create that illusion, a linear induction motor system would speed coasters up the track with unprecedented precision.

From Scientific American

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