inductor

[ 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 of inductor

1
1645–55; <Medieval Latin: importer, instigator, Late Latin: schoolmaster, equivalent to Latin indūc(ere) (see induce) + -tor-tor

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British Dictionary definitions for inductor

inductor

/ (ɪnˈdʌktə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that inducts

  2. a component, such as a coil, in an electrical circuit the main function of which is to produce inductance

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Scientific definitions for inductor

inductor

[ ĭn-dŭktər ]


  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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