inductor
Syllables: in·duc·torUK/ɪnˈdʌkt//ɪnˈdʌktɚ/
inductor noun: a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.
Noun
inductor (plural inductors)
- A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.
- The receiver on a locomotive passing over the inductors on the track on the approach side of a distant or multiple-aspect signal1958 April, “British Railways Automatic Train Control System”, in Railway Magazine, page 223, image caption
- Synonyms:
- coil
- An evocator or an organizer.
- One who, or that which, inducts.
- In certain families one can find several “inductees” grouped around one influential “inductor.” I have observed the case of a forever complaining old lady, living with her married daughter, who attracted and shut everybody, mother, father, and two daughters, into the closed circle of their mutual...1956, Charles Odier, Anxiety and Magic Thinking, New York, N.Y.: International Universities Press, Inc., →LCCN, page 281
- He should take all efforts to see that a personal link is well established and he should shape the person in a very healthy way. The success of this lies in the capability of the inductor also who should be able to draw out the interests of the inductees.1975, Industrial Economist, volume 8, page 11, column 2
- Antonyms:
- inductee
inductor meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese
inductor in Tamil
- தூண்டி, மின் தூண்டு கருவி, மின்தூண்டி
inductor in Tagalog
- passive electrical device — see also coil
- panawit
inductor in Thai
- passive electrical device — see also coil
- ตัวเหนี่ยวนำ dtuua-nìao-nam
inductor in Vietnamese
- passive electrical device — see also coil
- cuộn cảm
Examples of inductor in a sentence
- The induction can be limited to common neighbors in a certain subset of vertices of the original graph, called the subset of inductors.1977, Frans N. Stokman, Roll Calls and Sponsorship, Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, →ISBN, pages 141–142:
- Later on, relations between the inductor and inductees deteriorated.1986, The Bombay Law Reporter, volume 88, page 628:
- Breitbard, having served as inductor of numerous athletes into the Breitbard Hall of Fame for more than fifty years, finally became the inductee in 2006.2012, Dan Fulop, Bob Breitbard: San Diego’s Sports Keeper, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 126:
Synonyms of inductor
Antonyms
Forms of inductor
| plural | inductors |
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Origin of inductor
Borrowed from Medieval Latin inductor, from Latin induco.
Words formed from inductor
Questions about inductor
- What does inductor mean?
- Inductor means a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.
- What is inductor in Tamil?
- Inductor in Tamil is தூண்டி, மின் தூண்டு கருவி, மின்தூண்டி. See Inductor meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use inductor in a sentence?
- The induction can be limited to common neighbors in a certain subset of vertices of the original graph, called the subset of inductors.
- What part of speech is inductor?
- Inductor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inductor?
- Inductor is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌkt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of inductor?
- The plural of inductor is inductors.
Words near inductor in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inductor (page history and authors); inductor (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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