moving coil

British  

adjective

1. denoting an electromechanical device in which a suspended coil is free to move in a magnetic field. A current passing through the coil causes it to move, as in loudspeakers and electrical measuring instruments, or movement of the coil gives rise to induced currents, as in microphones and some record-player pick-ups

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Example Sentences

He points out that traditional moving coil speakers have been evaluated over decades, the kind of scrutiny which xMEMs is yet to go through.

From BBC

The so-called moving coil system has become much more sophisticated over the years.

From BBC

Most headphones use a “moving coil” design.

From Forbes

A balanced armature for the highs, and a moving coil for the lows.

From Forbes

He found that when a coil of wire was moved through a magnetic field, there was a current of electricity induced in the moving coil.

From Project Gutenberg