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contactor

UK/ˈkɒntæktə/US/ˈkɑntæktɚ/

contactor noun: a relay used to control an electrical power circuit.

Noun

contactor (plural contactors)

  1. A relay used to control an electrical power circuit
    • Compressed air is used for the operation of certain contactors, the sanders, the horn, and the re-fuelling equipment, but vacuum brakes are fitted to the locomotive.1951 January, “Diesel-Electric Branch-Line Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 71

contactor meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

contactor in Tamil

தொடுகை, தொடுவான்

contactor in Vietnamese

relay used to control an electrical power circuit
khởi động từ, cái tiếp xúc

Forms of contactor

pluralcontactors

Origin of contactor

From contact + -or.

Questions about contactor

What does contactor mean?
Contactor means a relay used to control an electrical power circuit.
What is contactor in Tamil?
Contactor in Tamil is தொடுகை, தொடுவான். See Contactor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is contactor?
Contactor is a noun.
How do you pronounce contactor?
Contactor is pronounced /ˈkɑntæktɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of contactor?
The plural of contactor is contactors.

Words near contactor in the dictionary

  1. contactlessness
  2. contactology
  3. contactomorphic
  4. contactomorphism
  5. contactomorphisms
  6. contactor
  7. contactors
  8. contacts
  9. contactual
  10. contactually
  11. contadina

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: contactor (page history and authors); contactor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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