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    WIPER ARM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outletplay

    Synonyms:

    contact arm; wiper; wiper arm

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("wiper arm" is a kind of...):

    contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)

    Holonyms ("wiper arm" is a part of...):

    rheostat; variable resistor (resistor for regulating current)

    selector; selector switch (a switch that is used to select among alternatives)

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