inductor

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈdʌkt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An electrical device that stores energy in a magnetic field.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An evocator or an organizer.

Examples

  • The electrical circuit contains a small copper inductor.

  • The engineer designed an inductor for the filter.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ɪnˈdʌktʰɚ] ~ [ɪnˈdʌktʰɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who, or that which, inducts.

  2. A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.

More examples

In context

  • The inductor stored energy in the circuit.

  • The receiver on a locomotive passing over the inductors on the track on the approach side of a distant or multiple-aspect signal

  • Amrolia had inducted his son Jamshed together with that person’s wife and two children to stay with him in the flat afore-mentioned. Later on, relations between the inductor and inductees deteriorated.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The coil of wire acts as an blank that stores energy in a magnetic field.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Medieval Latin inductor, from Latin induco.