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PRIMARY COIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
Example:
current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
Synonyms:
primary; primary coil; primary winding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("primary coil" is a kind of...):
coil (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)
Holonyms ("primary coil" is a part of...):
transformer (an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage)
