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in⋅duc⋅tor

[in-duhk-ter]
–noun
1. Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
2. a person who inducts, as into office.

Origin:
1645–55; < ML: importer, instigator, LL: schoolmaster, equiv. to L indūc(ere) (see induce ) + -tor -tor
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in·duc·tor   (ĭn-dŭk'tər)   
n.  One that inducts, especially a device that functions by or introduces inductance into a circuit.
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Main Entry: in·duc·tor
Pronunciation: in-'d&k-t&r
Function: noun
: one that inducts; especially : ORGANIZER 2 inductor of neural tissue>
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inductor in·duc·tor (ĭn-dŭk'tər)
n.

  1. Something that inducts, especially a device that functions by or introduces inductance into a circuit.

  2. See evocator.

  3. See organizer.

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inductor   (ĭn-dŭk'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. An electrical component or circuit, especially an induction coil, that introduces inductance into a circuit.

  2. A substance that causes an induced reaction. Unlike a catalyst, an inductor is irreversibly transformed in the reaction.


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