slip ring

noun Electricity.

a metal ring, usually of copper or cast iron, mounted so that current may be conducted through stationary brushes into or out of a rotating member.

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Origin of slip ring

First recorded in 1895–1900

OTHER WORDS FROM slip ring

slip-ring, adjective

Words nearby slip ring

slip joint, slip of the lip, slip one's mind, slip out, slip rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat, slip something over on, slip stem, slip step
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British Dictionary definitions for slip ring

slip ring

noun

electrical engineering a metal ring, mounted on but insulated from a rotating shaft of a motor or generator, by means of which current can be led through stationary brushes into or out of a winding on the shaft
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