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synchronous motor

noun Electricity.

a synchronous machine that acts as a motor.

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Nearby words

  1. synchronoscope,
  2. synchronous,
  3. synchronous converter,
  4. synchronous machine,
  5. synchronous meteorological satellite,
  6. synchronous orbit,
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  8. synchronous speed,
  9. synchronously,
  10. synchrony

Origin of synchronous motor

First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for synchronous motor

synchronous motor

noun

an alternating-current motor that runs at a speed that is equal to or is a multiple of the frequency of the supply
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