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ELECTRICAL RELAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
Synonyms:
electrical relay; relay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("electrical relay" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Meronyms (parts of "electrical relay"):
electromagnet (a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet)
Holonyms ("electrical relay" is a part of...):
circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
