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selsyn

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sel·syn   (sěl'sĭn)   
n.  A device by which angular movement or position in a generator is transmitted to a motor.

[sel(f) + syn(chronous).]
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selsyn

noun
a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized 
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