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field coils

field coils is the plural of field coil.

Meaning of field coil

Noun

field coil (plural field coils)

  1. An electromagnet, consisting of a coil of wire through which a current flows, used to generate a magnetic field in an electromagnetic machine, typically a rotating machine such as a motor or generator.
    • The maximum permissible rises in temperature for both the main generators and the traction motors are 120° C. in the armature and 130° C. in the field coils, so that there is an ample margin of safety to meet abnormal conditions.1960 May, “Testing a Brush Type "2" diesel locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 304

Questions about field coils

What is field coils the plural of?
Field coils is the plural of field coil.

Words near field coils in the dictionary

  1. field capacities
  2. field capacity
  3. field caps
  4. field circle
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  7. field colours
  8. field corn
  9. field cornet
  10. field cornets
  11. field corns

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