synchronous motor

noun Electricity.

a synchronous machine that acts as a motor.

Nearby words

synchronoscope, synchronous, synchronous converter, synchronous machine, synchronous meteorological satellite, synchronous motor, synchronous orbit, synchronous rotation, synchronous speed, synchronously, 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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