induction coil


nounElectricity.
  1. a transformer for producing high-voltage alternating current from a low-voltage direct current, consisting essentially of two concentric coils with a common soft-iron core, a primary coil with relatively few windings of heavy wire, and a secondary coil with many turns of fine wire. Excitation of the primary coil by rapidly interrupted or variable current induces high voltage in the secondary coil.

Origin of induction coil

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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How to use induction coil in a sentence

  • This is one of the principal reasons why induction-coil cores are made up of a bundle of wires instead of a solid piece.

  • Surround him with true believers; and it all seems to act like an induction coil.

    Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin Clifton
  • The commonest instance now of the use of the induction-coil is in the very frequent small machine known as a medical battery.

    Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele
  • The current usually used is the Faradic; the induced alternate current from an induction coil.

    Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele
  • Unlike the ordinary induction coil, it isn't necessary to keep supplying power to the thing; it's a static condition.

    Islands of Space | John W Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for induction coil

induction coil

noun
  1. a transformer for producing a high voltage from a low voltage. It consists of a cylindrical primary winding of few turns, a concentric secondary winding of many turns, and often a common soft-iron core: Sometimes shortened to: coil

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Scientific definitions for induction coil

induction coil

  1. An electrical device consisting of a single coil of conductive material, often surrounding a metallic core, designed to establish a strong magnetic field around the coil. Changes in the current flow through the coil cause fluctuations in the magnetic field that induce a voltage across the coil. Induction coils have many applications, especially in circuits that tune to signals of specific frequencies, as in radios. The ability of an induction coil to induce a voltage is called inductance, and is measured in henrys. Compare capacitor.

  2. A type of transformer that changes a low-voltage direct current to a high-voltage alternating current. Induction coils are used for many purposes, especially as spark coils for firing spark plugs in automobile engines and starting oil burners.

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