linear induction motor

noun Electricity, Railroads.

an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.

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Also, linear-induction motor.

Also called linear motor.

Compare induction motor.

Origin:
1965–70

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Main Entry:	linear induction motor
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	See linear motor

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