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contactors

contactors is the plural of contactor.

Meaning of contactor

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

Questions about contactors

What is contactors the plural of?
Contactors is the plural of contactor.

Words near contactors in the dictionary

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

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