COMMUTATOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Switch for reversing the direction of an electric current

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("commutator" is a kind of...):

electric switch; electrical switch; switch (control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit)

Derivation:

commutate (reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current)

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