star connection

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noun

a connection used in a polyphase electrical device or system of devices in which the windings each have one end connected to a common junction, the star point, and the other end to a separate terminalSee also Y connection Compare delta connection

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Words nearby star connection

starch blocker, starch-reduced, starchy, star cloud, star cluster, star connection, star-crossed, star-crossed lovers, star cut, stardom, star drill

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How to use star connection in a sentence

Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame|Ben Jacobs|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was seen by a small delegation of star-struck prelates and dignitaries who later described the film as “moving.”
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But sources said that the evidence so far is pointing away from an ISIS connection.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning?
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The star announces he is to marry his 27-year-old boyfriend.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was afterwards used as a schoolroom in connection with Winfield's factory.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
In connection with this step the practice of melodies is useful, if one has musical taste.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
For the purpose of ascertaining the Board's powers in this connection the opinion of the Attorney General has been requested.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
And now let me come to the second problem we opened up in connection with college education—the problem of its extension.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In connection with this comes the consideration of slides and the finer modulations of tone-color, movement, and cadence.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick