variocoupler

[ vair-ee-oh-kuhp-ler ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of variocoupler¹

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

Example Sentences

The rotor of a variometer or variocoupler is a rotating coil.

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This is the part of the variocoupler that is called the stator.

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Now connect one end of the secondary coil, or rotor, of the variocoupler with one post of the .0005 mfd.

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Don't fail to put a copper shield between the variometer and the variocoupler.

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A diagram of a variocoupler is shown at A in Fig. 53, and the coupler itself at B.

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