field coil

noun Electricity.
a coil that generates a magnetic field when an electric current is passed through it: used in various electrical devices, as motors, generators, or electromagnets.
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field coil

noun
the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine 
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With a these motors, a permanent magnet is used to replace the field coil.
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