electrogyro
electrogyro noun: a unit that works first as a motor, taking energy from an electrical supply and converting it into kinetic energy which is stored in flywheels; when a vehicle so fitted moves, the energy stored is reconverted to electricity and supplied to traction motors.
Noun
electrogyro (plural electrogyros)
- A unit that works first as a motor, taking energy from an electrical supply and converting it into kinetic energy which is stored in flywheels; when a vehicle so fitted moves, the energy stored is reconverted to electricity and supplied to traction motors.
- A shunting locomotive embodying an unusual form of power transmission has been developed for the National Coal Board. Known as an electrogyro locomotive, it derives its haulage power from energy stored in two flywheels, each of which is combined with a squirrel-cage induction motor. These units are...1958 June, “N.C.B. Electrogyro Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 421
Forms of electrogyro
| plural | electrogyros |
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Origin of electrogyro
From electro- + gyro.
Questions about electrogyro
- What does electrogyro mean?
- Electrogyro means a unit that works first as a motor, taking energy from an electrical supply and converting it into kinetic energy which is stored in flywheels; when a vehicle so fitted moves, the energy stored is reconverted to electricity and supplied to traction motors.
- What part of speech is electrogyro?
- Electrogyro is a noun.
- What is the plural of electrogyro?
- The plural of electrogyro is electrogyros.
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