variocoupler

[ vair-ee-oh-kuhp-ler ]

/ ˌvɛər i oʊˈkʌp lər /

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noun Electricity.

a transformer having coils with a self-impedance that is essentially constant but a mutual impedance that can be varied by moving one coil with respect to the other.

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Origin of variocoupler

First recorded in 1920–25; vari(able) + -o- + coupler

Words nearby variocoupler

variety store, varifocal, varifocals, variform, vario-, variocoupler, variola, variolate, variole, variolite, variolitic

How to use variocoupler in a sentence

The rotor of a variometer or variocoupler is a rotating coil.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins
This is the part of the variocoupler that is called the stator.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins
Now connect one end of the secondary coil, or rotor, of the variocoupler with one post of the .0005 mfd.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins
Don't fail to put a copper shield between the variometer and the variocoupler.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins

A diagram of a variocoupler is shown at A in Fig. 53, and the coupler itself at B.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins