synchronous motor

noun Electricity.

a synchronous machine that acts as a motor.

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Origin of synchronous motor

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby synchronous motor

synchronoscope, synchronous, synchronous converter, synchronous machine, Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, synchronous motor, synchronous orbit, synchronous rotation, synchronous speed, synchrony, synchroscope
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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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