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air gap
noun
- Electricity. the space between two objects magnetically related, as between the rotor and the stator in a dynamo, or between two objects electrically related, as between the electrode and the tip of a spark plug.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of air gap1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
But it is only by raising the voltage of the current that even a short air gap can be bridged by the spark.
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The current crosses the air-gap between the metal and the negative pole, forms an arc, and rapidly fuses the metal.
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The air-gap flux per pole, therefore, depends on the current taken by the motor.
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The torque produced is proportional to the product of the air-gap flux per pole and the armature current.
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Our terrestrial voltages are baffled by an air-gap of a few inches, but lightning springs across a gap miles wide.
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